Injury
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Editorial
Enhancement of fracture healing with the diamond concept: the role of the biological chamber.
Bone regeneration presents a unique challenge to both clinicians and scientists. Recently, a vast amount of knowledge has been attained with regard to the molecular mediators, cell populations and the overall cascade of events participating in the bone repair processes. ⋯ At the end of the surgical procedure the non-union bed should have been transformed to a 'biological chamber' active enough to support efficiently all the necessary physiological processes for a successful outcome. The notion of creating the optimum 'biological chamber' represents the centre of the highest biological activity and in a sense the heart of the diamond concept.