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Wounds and Injuries > Fractures, Bone > Fractures, Malunited

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Fractures, Malunited  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Union of the fragments of a fractured bone in a faulty or abnormal position. If two bones parallel to one another unite by osseous tissue, the result is a crossunion. (From Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 4th ed)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fracture Malunion
  • Fractures, Abnormal Union
  • Malunion, Fracture

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