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Wounds and Injuries > Fractures, Bone > Fractures, Malunited

Preferred term

Fractures, Malunited

Topical Descriptor

Fractures, Bone

Fracture, Abnormal Union
Fracture Malunion
Fracture Malunions
Fractures, Abnormal Union
Malunion, Fracture
Malunions, Fracture

do not confuse with FRACTURES, UNUNITED; coordinate with specific bone /inj or precoordinated bone/fracture term

Union of the fragments of a fractured bone in a faulty or abnormal position. If two bones parallel to one another unite by osseous tissue, the result is a crossunion. (From Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 4th ed)

History note

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murtuman virheellinen paraneminen

Finnish
consolidatio defectiva fracturae
huonoon asentoon luutuneet fraktuurat
huonoon asentoon luutuneet murtumat
huonoon asentoon luutunut fraktuura
huonoon asentoon luutunut murtuma
Felställningsfrakturer

Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017759

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