This refers to the 5 stages of fracture healing. In order
for bones to heal after a fracture, it's essential for the two (or more) parts
to persist as stationary as possible. Significant movement between them appears
to disturb the healing process. Long before orthopedic surgeons were around to
insert pins and nails, nature had her own way of ensuring fracture stability -
it forms a bony splint around the fracture, called a callus. The 5
stages of fracture healing follows:
- hematoma
- granulation tissue
- procallus (fibrocartilage)
- bony callus
- remodeling
