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pseudoarthrosis
/ ËŒsjuËdÉ‘Ëˈθrəʊsɪs; ËŒsjuËdəʊɑËˈθrəʊsɪs /
noun
- a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united Nontechnical namesfalse jointfalse ankylosis Also callednearthrosis
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But electrotherapy can aid patients with nonhealing fractures�notably elderly patients and youngsters with congenital pseudoarthrosis of the tibia, an inherited condition in which nerve defects block healing of fractured shin bones.
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