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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Bone composition and anatomical location Midshaft proximal phalangeal fractures need 6 to 10 weeks and midshaft middle phalangeal fractures require 10 to 14 weeks for complete bony healing. These long healing times are due to the bony composition of the midshaft of the phalanges, which is hard cortical bone.