What is pseudarthrosis?

pseudarthrosis is an abnormal movement of bone, which was broken and did not heal properly. The term "pseudartrosis" stems from the Greek words pseud , which means "false" and arthrosis , which means "joint". It is often referred to as a nonniion or simply a fake joint. It may also occur as a result of growth abnormality, usually during the first 18 months of life. This is known as congenital pseudarthrosis and can happen in any bone, but most often occurs in the tibia, the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg. It is also common in a radius, one of the bones of the wrist. There is also no pain, usually in the case of a slight fracture or after surgery, and it is only located when scanning, either specialized X -rays or comprocits with the scanning of Used Tomograph (CT). These are often performed after the fusion operation to ensure that there is a proper recovery if no obvious unusual movement is recorded.

There are several causes of incorrect healing that cause pseudarthrosis. These are primarily visible after the operation for repairing an already damaged area. They can be the result of the hardware used in the release of merger, infection or simply poor wound healing. Smoking, diabetes and/or heart disease may be problems that cause bad health and also lead to pseudarthrosis. In the case of fracture, pseudarthrosis is usually caused by poor healing ability. There is a basic factor of the disease that causes a problem in congenital psuedoarthritis.

pseudarthrosis is treated in several ways: internal fixation, external fixation and bone grafting. It is often a combination of these three. In the case of pseudarthrosis, if possible, the basic disease is also addressed.

Internal fixation is the use of screws, boards or rods to hold the bone together. This is often combined with bone timber, which helps bone recovery faster and more efficiently. BoneIt is that you take the bone from elsewhere, usually from the hip and its location in a fracture. It is an infection that is usually a problem, it must first be cleaned.

External fixation uses an external device to hold the bone together and compressing. The most commonly used device is the one developed by an orthopedic surgeon, Gavril Abramavo Ilizarov, which simply named the Ilizar's apparatus. It can be used in conjunction with bone timber and internal fixation, but is preferably used separately, because two other methods have either the risk of infection or fracture is simply too serious to be internally operated.