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The nurse practitioner at an orthopedic clinic is providing care for a young healthy male patient with nonunion at the site of a fracture in a lower extremity. After 12 weeks of monitoring, the fracture site shows no signs of healing. The patient's labs are normal and there are no signs of infection as the labs have a normal WBC on the CBC, and a bone scan done showed no signs of osteomyelitis. Which will be the initial plan for this patient?Group of answer choicesSurgery to debride dead bone tissue and placement of a bone graft at the siteIV antibiotic therapyPhysical therapy to maintain functionAssess the patient for diabetes

          The nurse practitioner at an orthopedic clinic is providing care for a young healthy male patient with nonunion at the site of a fracture in a lower extremity. After 12 weeks of monitoring, the fracture site shows no signs of healing. The patient's labs are normal and there are no signs of infection as the labs have a normal WBC on the CBC, and a bone scan done showed no signs of osteomyelitis.  Which will be the initial plan for this patient?Group of answer choicesSurgery to debride dead bone tissue and placement of a bone graft at the siteIV antibiotic therapyPhysical therapy to maintain functionAssess the patient for diabetes

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