The effect of head injury on fracture healing

Volume: 26 Number: 4 September 11, 2006
  • C. Turk
  • Ali Baktir
  • Eyup Karakas
  • Mahmut Argun
  • Vedat Sahin
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The effect of head injury on fracture healing

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of head injury on fracture healing. Between January 1989-December 1990 a group of 34 patients who had diaphyseal fracture with head injuries and the control group of 15 patients who had only diaphyseal fracture admitted to our clinic was the subject of this study. One and three weeks after the fracture serum growt, hormone levels were measured for each patien (Radiological fracture healing response were measured Computerrzed Brain Tomography of all patients with head in Juries was taken and the severity of the head injury was determined Serum growth hormone levels and fracture healing responses were higher in the patients with head injuries. We were led to the conclusion that rapidly fracture healing and excessıve callus formation the patient with head injuried group might be because of higher excretion of growth hormone then normal.

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C. Turk This is me

Ali Baktir This is me

Eyup Karakas This is me

Mahmut Argun This is me

Vedat Sahin This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1992 Volume: 26 Number: 4

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https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349

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https://izlik.org/JA69EY87XL

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APA
Turk, C., Baktir, A., Karakas, E., Argun, M., & Sahin, V. (2006). The effect of head injury on fracture healing. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 26(4), 248-250. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349
AMA
1.Turk C, Baktir A, Karakas E, Argun M, Sahin V. The effect of head injury on fracture healing. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;26(4):248-250. doi:10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349
Chicago
Turk, C., Ali Baktir, Eyup Karakas, Mahmut Argun, and Vedat Sahin. 2006. “The Effect of Head Injury on Fracture Healing”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26 (4): 248-50. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349.
EndNote
Turk C, Baktir A, Karakas E, Argun M, Sahin V (September 1, 2006) The effect of head injury on fracture healing. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26 4 248–250.
IEEE
[1]C. Turk, A. Baktir, E. Karakas, M. Argun, and V. Sahin, “The effect of head injury on fracture healing”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 248–250, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349.
ISNAD
Turk, C. - Baktir, Ali - Karakas, Eyup - Argun, Mahmut - Sahin, Vedat. “The Effect of Head Injury on Fracture Healing”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 26/4 (September 1, 2006): 248-250. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349.
JAMA
1.Turk C, Baktir A, Karakas E, Argun M, Sahin V. The effect of head injury on fracture healing. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;26:248–250.
MLA
Turk, C., et al. “The Effect of Head Injury on Fracture Healing”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 26, no. 4, Sept. 2006, pp. 248-50, doi:10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349.
Vancouver
1.C. Turk, Ali Baktir, Eyup Karakas, Mahmut Argun, Vedat Sahin. The effect of head injury on fracture healing. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;26(4):248-50. doi:10.3944/aott.v26i4.1349