Bony Callus Definition in Medical Conditions Dictionary

Bony Callus:

The bony deposit formed between and around the broken ends of a fractured bone during normal healing.

Terms Related to Bony Callus

Bone Regeneration
Renewal or repair of lost bone tissue. It excludes BONY CALLUS formed after bone fracture but not yet replaced by hard bone.
Pseudoarthrosis
A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal BONY CALLUS leading ...
Fracture Healing
The physiological restoration of bone tissue and function after a fracture. It includes BONY CALLUS formation and normal replacement of bone tissue.
Keratosis
Any horny growth such as a wart or callus.

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