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A member asked:
Broken bone only half way healed, what to do?
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Immobilize: Keep it immobilized and allow the bones to regrow at the edges and find each other. If there is nonunion, speak to your ortho and ask as there may be a cause and something may need to be done.
Answered 2/4/2017
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