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malunion

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malunion [mal′yün·yən]
(medicine)
Faulty union of the pieces of a fractured bone.


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34) Because surgery is usually performed after radiation has been delivered, complications related to poor wound healing are common; they include palatal fistula, nasopharyngeal wound infection, osteonecrosis, nonunion or malunion of osteotomy sites, and flap necrosis.
He also specializes in the treatment and management of acute injuries to the pelvis and acetabulum, as well as management of late complications of these injuries that might involve malunion or hip arthritis with loss of bone stock.
 
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