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How to join broken bones?
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Break in a bone (fracture) undergoes natural healing which is predetermined by many factors like good general immunity levels, calcium strength in bones, skin and soft tissue coverage etc. An orthpaedician has to realign the broken ends and hold them with plaster or operative fixation by plate screws etc till fracture unites.
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