Malunion

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Poorly healed fracture of the femur


Malunion represents healing in a malposition.

  • It can be asymptomatic or manifest as dysfunction ;
  • arises during imperfect reposition or after unstable fixation ( redislocation - therefore repeated X- ray checks are necessary);
  • osteotomy and osteosynthesis are performed in the correct position to prevent arthrosis from improper loading.


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  • PASTOR, Jan. Langenbeck's medical web page [online]. [cit. 12.4.2010]. <https://langenbeck.webs.com/>.
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