L. Schweiberer et al., The biological reaction in atropic and hyperthropic pseudarthrosis of diaphysis of long bone. Causes and forms of appearance, CHIRURG, 70(11), 1999, pp. 1193-1201
The grading of long-tubular-bone pseudarthrosis depends on the biological r
eaction or lack of reaction in pseudarthrosis or non-unions. Hypertrophic a
nd oligotrophic pseudarthrosis belongs to biologically reacting non-unions,
whereas non-reacting non-unions are necrotic pseudarthrosis and defective
non-unions with partial decline or complete destruction of cortical substan
ce. Pseudarthrosis is a serious disturbance or disorder within the regulati
on cycle in fracture healing, which consists of osteoregeneration, osteovas
cularization and stabilization. The causes and underlying reasons for distu
rbance of this regulation cycle are primarily massive destruction of the bi
ological and functional very important unity of periost, cortical substance
and medullary space. This can occur from trauma, but it happens more often
from surgical procedures that do not take the biological principles of bon
e-healing into account. Surgical strategies and interventions that respect
the importance of periosteal tissue, cortical tissue and medullary space do
fill the biological principles of fracture-healing and fracture union.