Bone Healing- Moving 3

Question 1

If you have a patient with an articular fracture, what bone healing process would you prefer? (Direct or Indirect?

Answer 1

Direct.

Question 2

If you have a young dog with a Salter-4 fracture at the lateral portion of the humeral condyle, which is better, direct or indirect?

Answer 2

Direct. You would ideally want direct healing for articular fractures.