Wound Healing Complications Overview
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What is a common obstacle to fracture healing?

  • Adequate blood supply
  • Insufficient scar formation
  • Proper immobilization of the fracture
  • Excessive scar formation (correct)
  • Which anatomical factor can lead to poor blood supply and impair fracture healing?

  • Unimpaired nutrient artery
  • Fracture through an area devoid of periosteum (correct)
  • Adequate adjacent soft tissue
  • Fracture of the distal phalanx
  • What is the term used to describe a false joint that may develop at the fracture site if the fractured bone is not properly immobilized?

  • Keloid
  • Desmoid
  • Hypertrophic scar
  • Pseudo-arthrosis (correct)
  • What is the term used to describe a fracture that does not unite within the expected timeframe?

    <p>Non-union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a potential cause of delayed union of a fracture?

    <p>Malnutrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of callus is associated with a non-union fracture?

    <p>Atrophic avascular callus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main step involved in the formation of a stable fibrous scar?

    <p>Deposition of connective tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of VEGF in the angiogenesis process?

    <p>Causes vasodilation and increased permeability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of PDGF in the deposition of connective tissue?

    <p>Recruits pericytes and smooth muscle cells to the new blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a potential consequence of inadequate angiogenesis?

    <p>Ulceration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of TGF-β in the deposition of connective tissue?

    <p>Induces the production of ECM proteins by fibroblasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of excessive scar formation?

    <p>Improved angiogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of a hypertrophic scar?

    <p>It involves excessive collagen deposition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is exuberant granulation tissue different from a typical healing process?

    <p>It blocks re-epithelialization and protrudes above surrounding skin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes a keloid in terms of tissue growth?

    <p>Keloids grow and progress beyond the boundaries of the original wound.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition involves aggressive proliferation of fibroblasts and connective tissue elements?

    <p>Desmoids or aggressive fibromatosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main implication of inadequate angiogenesis during healing of wounds?

    <p>Ulceration due to insufficient healing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor contributes to the formation of a hypertrophic scar?

    <p>Excessive collagen deposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

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