Fig. 1. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography-derived bone parameters of the presented case of abnormal fracture healing (black circles) compared to the other subjects of the study cohort (white squares, N = 14). In the case patient, the trabecular density is seen to decrease early in the healing process, persisting up to 115 wk (A), along with the trabecular number (B). In contrast to trabecular density, cortical density during fracture healing follows a normal pattern (C), which explains the restored compression stiffness (D). Data are presented as median with interquartile range. Scans were performed (on average) at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 115 wk post fracture.
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