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Some Allosaurus fossils show signs of quite horrific injuries -- for instance caused by the spiked tail of a Stegosaurus -- that had healed and some which hadn't.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

Asked by BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent how the band had healed after what they had been through, Keating replied: "I don't know if you heal."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Otherwise he said he was in good shape for his age; a fall had led to a slight bone fracture in his knee, but it had healed without surgery.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

He added that a slight bone fracture in his knee from a fall had healed without surgery after laser and magnet therapy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023

The next morning my brothers, who had healed from their circumcisions, were happy that I was going to school with them.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat