pseudoarthrosis

British

/ ˌsjuːdɑːˈθrəʊsɪs, ˌsjuːdəʊɑːˈθrəʊsɪs /

noun

Also called: nearthrosis. Nontechnical names: false joint. false ankylosis. a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united

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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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