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Can there be bone defects after a fracture?
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Some time: Some time when the fracture happen the end of the bone fracture happened there small area of dead bone , or piece of the bone separated also have no blood supply could end up been dead and cause defect. It is called sequestrum.
Answered 3/26/2023
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