Chronic osteomyelitis is a chronic bone infection characterized by progressive osteonecrosis and dead bone formation, which is closely related to persistent infection and chronic inflammation. Exosomes derived from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) play an important role in bone tissue regeneration and the modulation of inflammatory processes. However, their role and mechanism of action in osteomyelitis have not been reported so far.
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August 2024
Objective: Delayed fracture healing increases the suffering of patients. An in-depth investigation of the pathogenesis of delayed fracture healing may offer new direction for the prevention and treatment.
Methods: The study included 63 normal healing tibial fractures and 58 delayed healing tibial fractures patients.