Nonunions

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of nonunion form-of, plural

    "Although surgery for scaphoid nonunions has a high success rate with favorable long-term results, especially in younger patients where delay between injury and surgery is moderate [ 19 ], complications of surgery may be more common than is generally reported [ 20 ]; therefore, some patients prefer to avoid surgery and seek conservative treatment options."

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"Although surgery for scaphoid nonunions has a high success rate with favorable long-term results, especially in younger patients where delay between injury and surgery is moderate [ 19 ], complications of surgery may be more common than is generally reported [ 20 ]; therefore, some patients prefer to avoid surgery and seek conservative treatment options."

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