<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Hypertrophic nonunion of the tibia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Specialty </Th> <Td> Orthopedics </Td> </Tr> <P> Nonunion is permanent failure of healing following a broken bone unless intervention (such as surgery) is performed . A fracture with nonunion generally forms a structural resemblance to a fibrous joint, and is therefore often called a "false joint" or pseudoarthrosis (the Greek stem "pseudo -" means false and "arthrosis" means joint). The diagnosis is generally made when there is no healing between two sets of X-ray . This is generally after 6--8 months . </P> <P> Nonunion is a serious complication of a fracture and may occur when the fracture moves too much, has a poor blood supply or gets infected . Patients who smoke have a higher incidence of nonunion . The normal process of bone healing is interrupted or stalled . </P>

How do you know if you have a non union fracture