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Docs can you explain what is a compression fracture of the knee?
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Let me explain: If you have inch length of bone, and apply compression force on it, that same bone become 1/2 inch in thickness because the unusual pressure applied on it. That should be corrected mostly by surgery.
Answered 11/2/2015
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