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bone healing

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Bone healing, or fracture healing, is a proliferative physiological process in which the body facilitates the repair of a bone fracture. Generally, bone fracture treatment consists of a doctor reducing (pushing) displaced bones back into place via relocation with or without anaesthetic, stabilizing their position to aid union, and then waiting for the bone's natural healing process to occur. Adequate nutrient intake has been found to significantly affect the integrity of the fracture repair. Age, bone type, drug therapy and pre-existing bone pathology are factors that affect healing...
Related Codes (8)
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M80.0B9GAge-related osteoporosis with current pathological fracture, unspecified pelvis, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
M84.533DPathological fracture in neoplastic disease, right radius, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S12.401DUnspecified nondisplaced fracture of fifth cervical vertebra, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S42.415DNondisplaced simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of left humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S42.471DDisplaced transcondylar fracture of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S92.034DNondisplaced avulsion fracture of tuberosity of right calcaneus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S92.151DDisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S49.119DSalter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

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