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What does malunion mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) Bad or incorrect union (of parts of the body).
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The osteosynthesis permitted successful vascular treatment, but malunion occurred with cephalad displacement and external rotation of the iliac wing.
Early application of a hip spica cast was associated with a shorter duration of hospital stay and low rates of malunion compared with traction.
The final functional result was good in spite of a malunion with cephalad displacement of the iliac wing of 15 mm.
Nonunion, malunion or excision of coccyx with persistent symptoms.
In spite of advances in the treatment of distal radius fractures, malunion remains one of the most common complications.
Injuries to the growth centres of bones in children cause malunion and subsequent growth in a deformed manner.

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