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Can not drinking enough water or not having enough water in your system slow down a fracture healing?

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Dr. John Michalski answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Dehydration: Bone will heal best in an ideal environment. That being said, only severe dehydration should be a problem.

Answered 4/29/2013

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