Podiatric surgical residents occasionally need to revisit the pathophysiology of bone healing. A thorough understanding of these concepts will result in more predictable outcomes. Dr. Jay Lieberman takes us back to the cellular level and explores the entire continuum of the bone healing process. The role of the periosteum in bone healing is investigated and the importance of maintaining its integrity is explored. Environments that are most conducive to rapid bone healing are discussed along with strategies that help to more closely approximate primary bone healing.

Why do non unions occur? What factors result in aseptic necrosis? What is more fundamental to achieving the best outcome in both trauma and elective bone surgery ?  These and other questions are answered in Dr. Lieberman’s Bone Healing Lecture.