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Non Union of the tibia Wheeless' Textbook

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Description: Classification and management of tibial nonunion
definition: no evidence of healing over 3 months;
- FDA definition: frx that is over 9 months old and that has not shown radiographic signs of progression toward healing for 3 consecutive months;
- final stage of a nonunited fracture is formation of pseudoarthrosis;

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Fri Jul 22 2005
Last Modified: Sat Nov 03 2007