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How can a bone fracture heal?
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It's a complex-: -process but it is essentially: bone breaks, body realizes it, a process of removing debris & blood from the fracture, inflammatory reaction takes place & various cells do there thing and fibrous lattice is formed stem cells enter and form bone in this structure. Also blood supply is in the mix,from periosteum, it matures & bone healed. It's a genetically programmed response.
Answered 2/20/2019
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