Figure 6.11
Steps in Repair of a
Bone Fracture
Process Diagrams Step-by-Step
Copyright © 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Compact boneSpongy bone
Periosteum
Fracture hematoma
Fracturehematoma
BonefragmentOsteocyte
Red bloodcell
Blood vessel
Formation of fracture hematoma
Phagocyte
Osteon
1
Phagocyte
Osteoblast
Fibroblast
Fibrocartilaginouscallus
Collagen fiberChondroblastCartilage
Fibrocartilaginous callus formation2
Compact boneSpongy bone
Periosteum
Fracture hematoma
Fracturehematoma
BonefragmentOsteocyte
Red bloodcell
Blood vessel
Formation of fracture hematoma
Phagocyte
Osteon
1
Bony callus
Spongy bone
Osteoblast
Bony callus formation
Osteocyte
3
Compact boneSpongy bone
Periosteum
Fracture hematoma
Fracturehematoma
BonefragmentOsteocyte
Red bloodcell
Blood vessel
Formation of fracture hematoma
Phagocyte
Osteon
1
Phagocyte
Osteoblast
Fibroblast
Fibrocartilaginouscallus
Collagen fiberChondroblastCartilage
Fibrocartilaginous callus formation2
Spongy bone
OsteoblastOsteoclast
New compactbone
Bony callus formation Bone remodeling
Osteocyte
3 4
Compact boneSpongy bone
Periosteum
Fracture hematoma
Fracturehematoma
BonefragmentOsteocyte
Red bloodcell
Blood vessel
Formation of fracture hematoma
Phagocyte
Osteon
1
Phagocyte
Osteoblast
Fibroblast
Fibrocartilaginouscallus
Collagen fiberChondroblastCartilage
Fibrocartilaginous callus formation2
Bony callus