The Patient Who Sustained a Simple Fracture of the Left

question 2

Multiple Choice

The patient who sustained a simple fracture of the left fibula 7 days earlier asks in what stage of bone healing he might be.The nurse replies that at 7 days,the patient would be in the stage of:

• A) Hematoma formation
• B) Ossification
• C) Callus formation
• D) Fibrocartilage formation

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