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Jörg Schilcher

Associate Professor

Fixed leg fractures and joint prostheses almost always heal in a good way. In my research, I try to understand the mechanisms behind disorders in healing to avoid them in the future, and to find more effective treatment methods.

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2021

2020

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Stress fractures can be ongoing healing processes

The healthcare system has often assessed chronic leg pain in elite and hobby athletes as caused by breaks in bone structure. Research at Linköping University, however, demonstrates that the features seen in radiography are an ongoing healing process.

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