Effect of Time Lag from Injury to Surgery on the Temporal Expression of Growth Factors After Intramedullary Nailing of Isolated Fracture of Femur Shaft.

There is a definite and specific trend of serum levels of growth factors in the fracture healing process. There is no effect of time lag from injury to surgery on the healing outcome of isolated femoral shaft fractures both at the molecular level and also at the clinical level.