Dependence of the sizes of periosteal callus from treatment mode, age of patients and axial load on the limbs

Periosteal reaction occurs in the treatment of bone fractures after injuries with damage to the bone marrow, with insufficiently accurate reposition of the ends of the fragments and their unreliable fixation with increasing functional load on the limb.1–3 In terms of adherence to the principles of treatment of patients according to the Ilizarov method, the periosteal callus is practically absent in patients, bone fusion with closed spiral fractures of the shoulder and tibia occurs on average 54-58 days.4