A fibrocartilage callus is a temporary formation of fibroblasts and chondroblasts which forms at the area of a bone fracture as the bone attempts to heal itself. The cells eventually dissipate and become dormant, laying in the resulting extracellular matrix that is the new bone.
See also: bone healing
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