malunion
nounEtymology From mal- + union.
- Near-synonym: misunion (sometimes synonymous)
- Thus, relevant mid-term complications, such as humeral head necrosis, malunion and nonunion may not have been detected.2015 July 4, Benjamin Bockmann et al., “Mid-term results of a less-invasive locking plate fixation method for proximal humeral fractures: a prospective observational study”, in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, volume 16, →DOI: