Bone Fracture Healing
Osteoblasts require vitamins D3 and K2, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin C, and trace minerals to synthesize and mineralize new bone. The blood clot that forms at a fracture site acts as a delivery vehicle for white blood cell…
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Osteoblasts require vitamins D3 and K2, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin C, and trace minerals to synthesize and mineralize new bone. The blood clot that forms at a fracture site acts as a delivery vehicle for white blood cells, growth factors, immune cells, and macrophages. Osteoclasts begin remodeling the bony callus around two weeks after fracture by breaking down excess bone tissue. Whether a fracture is immobilized determines whether stem cells produce bone directly or first form a fibrous intermediate.