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This chapter covers etiology, types and management of nonunion. Management options for tibial bone loss are also described.
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Agarwal, S. (2022). Non-Union. In: Agarwal, S. (eds) Current Orthopaedic Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78529-1_10
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