Many a times, a broken bone permanently fails to heal unless some intervention (such as a surgery) is performed. This is what a non-union fracture is and it forms structural resemblance to a fibrous joint. Wondering how this is diagnosed? Well, it is diagnosed when it is discovered that there is no healing happening between two consecutive sets of X-ray. Bone Stimulation Device It is a serious complication and may even occur when the fractured bone move too much or gets infected. If you are someone who smokes and has acquired a fractured bone, you apparently have a higher chance of acquiring this complication. Now, coming to the treatment options, surgeries are the only options that will most commonly be prescribed to you in such a case. However, there is also a non-invasive treatment option for an established non-union fracture acquired secondary to trauma, excluding all vertebrae and flat bones. Want to know what the device is? Well, it is called a bone growth stimulator or
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