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'''Bone-knitting polymer''' is a material used for medical purposes by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is injected into a wound through a cauterized incision, where it can heal a fractured bone.<ref name="Harvest"> | '''Bone-knitting polymer''' is a material used for medical purposes by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is injected into a wound through a cauterized incision, where it can heal a fractured bone.<ref name="Harvest">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Chapter 10</ref> | ||
Bone-knitting polymer likely works in essentially the same way as the bones heal naturally, perhaps creating a small "cast" like human cartilage to set the bone whilst stimulating the osteocytes to reproduce at a higher rate than is normal.<ref name="Harvest"/> | Bone-knitting polymer likely works in essentially the same way as the bones heal naturally, perhaps creating a small "cast" like human cartilage to set the bone whilst stimulating the osteocytes to reproduce at a higher rate than is normal.<ref name="Harvest"/> | ||