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Nonunion: Failure of the pieces of bone to heal back together
Occult fracture: A broken bone that does not appear initially on the x-rays ...
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OrthoLogic 1000 bone-growth stimulator Device for promotion of bone growth for treatment of nonunion of bone fractures. Studies show 72.3% of patients treated with the OrthoLogic device accomplished fracture healing in an average of 4.
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The disadvantages are that it is a large surgical procedure with an increased risk of complications such as wound healing problems, infection, fracture, or nonunion (failure to heal) of the allograft to the normal bone.
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If this happens, it is called a fracture nonunion. If a wrist fracture is not healed at 4 months, keeping it casted longer probably won't help as the stimulation to heal from the fracture is no longer present.
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