Fibrocartilage callus

A fibrocartilage callus is a temporary formation of fibroblastsand chondroblastswhich forms at the area of a bone fractureas the boneattemps to healitself. The cells eventually dissipate and become dormant, laying in the resulting extracellular matrixthat is the new bone.

See also: bone healing

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