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How can you fix an already healed fractured bone?
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Yes: I assume you are referring to a fracture that healed in the wrong position. We call this a "mal-union". In other words the fracture healed in a position that may be unacceptable. It can be taken down, repositioned and fixed in a new or perhaps better position.
Answered 12/17/2017
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Break: Only one way to break it again and reset it right.
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