Abstract
Conclusions
1. In the dog, there is an initial local acidity in the hematoma resulting from a fracture, followed by a change to alkalinity beyond the value in the venous blood.
2. Biopsy of the fracture site after the fluid became alkaline, at the end of the experiment, showed calcification in 6 out of 8 cases.
3. Infection at the site of fracture produced a persistent local acidity.
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