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When you break a bone, e.g., ankle, wrist, finger will arthritis develop at the joint or where the break occurred? why?

Q: when you break a bone, e.g., ankle, wrist, finger will arthritis develop at the joint or where the break occurred? why?

: Not necessarily. Many breaks nit with no long-term consequences. If your individual factors, make you prone to any form of arthritis like age, estrogen loss in females or those with auto-immune arthritic conditions may have increased risk of developing an arthritic joint/bone.

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Not necessarily. Many breaks nit with no long-term consequences. If your individual factors, make you prone to any form of arthritis like age, estrogen loss in females or those with auto-immune arthritic conditions may have increased risk of developing an arthritic joint/bone.

Answered 12/4/2022

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When you break a bone, e.g., ankle, wrist, finger will arthritis develop at the joint or where the break occurred? why?

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