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'''Bone-Knitting Polymer''' is a material used for medical purposes by the [[UNSC]]. It is injected into a wound through a cauterized incision, where it can heal a fractured bone.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 164</ref> | '''Bone-Knitting Polymer''' is a material used for medical purposes by the [[UNSC]]. It is injected into a wound through a cauterized incision, where it can heal a fractured bone.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 164</ref> | ||
It is likely that it 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. | |||
Bone-knitting polymer was used on [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] after he was knocked unconscious by [[Shipmistress]] [[Chur'R-Yar]] aboard the ''[[Minor Transgression]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 164</ref> | Bone-knitting polymer was used on [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] after he was knocked unconscious by [[Shipmistress]] [[Chur'R-Yar]] aboard the ''[[Minor Transgression]]''.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 164</ref> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Technology]] | [[Category:Technology]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||