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Abstract
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)
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- Fracture Malunion
- Fractures, Abnormal Union
- Fractures, Malunited
- Malunion, Fracture
- Fracture Malunions
- Fracture, Abnormal Union
- Fracture, Malunited
- Malunions, Fracture
- Malunited Fracture
- Fractures, Crossunited
- Crossunited Fracture
- Crossunited Fractures
- Fracture, Crossunited
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with FRACTURES, UNUNITED; coordinate with specific bone /inj or precoordinated bone/fracture term
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- National Library of Medicine. Malunited Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017759. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017759
- Malunited Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54943948