Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for promoting fracture healing and treating fracture non-union.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) consists of intermittently administering 100% oxygen at pressures greater than one atmosphere absolute (ATA) in a pressure vessel. This technology has been used to treat a variety of diseases and has been described as helping patients who have delayed healing or established non-union of bony fractures. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2005, and previously updated in 2008.

Objectives

The aim of this review is to assess the evidence for the benefit of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) for the treatment of delayed bony healing and established non-union of bony fractures.

Search methods

We searched the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group Specialised Register (July 2012), the Cochrane Register o

SUBMITTER: Bennett MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7387126 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature