- male
- 30 Years
- 14/08/2025
i broke my tibia with a spiral fracture 7 weeks ago and had close reduction 6 weeks back my doctor chose to go with a cast instead of surgery saying it would heal but now after 6 weeks in a cast my xray shows no callus formation at all im really worried this might lead to non union what should i do

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