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The majority of fractures heal uneventfully. However, negative outcomes in the treatment of fractures can occur as the result of associated injuries, complications of treatment, or sequelae. Complications are defined as deviations from the normal, expected posttreatment course, whereas sequelae are negative effects related to the injury itself or inherent to the treatment. This chapter provides an overview of injuries associated with fractures, complications of fracture care, and fracture sequelae.
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Gibbs, S., Colcord, M., Karunakar, M. (2023). Fracture Complications. In: Longo, U.G., Denaro, V. (eds) Textbook of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20987-1_30
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