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Explain what early fibrous union in a fracture is and what might be the causes for it?
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Fibrous union: Most bones heal with some element of fibrous union. There is some micromotion of the fracture callus that leads to some element of fibrous and some element of boney healing.
Answered 11/23/2014
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