A 28-year-old female presents 3 weeks after a simple fracture of the radius sustained in a fall. She complains of pain at the fracture site and has been advised to keep the arm immobilized. On clinical examination, there is localized swelling and tenderness over the fracture site. Plain radiographs show a fracture line with minimal periosteal reaction and no bridging callus. Histologically, if a biopsy were taken, which of the following would be the predominant cellular activity at this stage?
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