i broke my arm was i was younger (about 10 years ago when i was 16) and two years ago i broke my leg (and now have a metal rod and screws in it). my doctor for each injury told me that after the bones heal they will be stronger than they were before i broke them. Both my arm (ulna and radias) and my leg (tibia and fibula) were broken badly and werent simple fractures. i find it odd that they when they heal they would be stronger. is it true that when they heal they become stronger or is it just a myth that doctors tell patients to make them feel better about the whole experience.
2006-08-04 11:59:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
When bones break, and assuming that proper healing has taken place, viz formation of procallus to fibrocartilaginous callus and then to resorption and fusion of bone fragments along lines of weightbearing, the healing site is stronger than before. this is because of increased bone deposition and formation at the fracture site. Again, it depends on general conditions like nutritional status and possibly, proper casting and immobilization of the limb.
2006-08-04 12:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by boingo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do Broken Bones Heal Stronger
2016-11-07 01:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Broken bones become stronger once they are fully healed. a callus forms over the break, making the bone stronger the only thing that's weaker after breaking a bone is the muscle since its not being used :)
2016-04-11 02:03:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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i broke my arm was i was younger (about 10 years ago when i was 16) and two years ago i broke my leg (and now have a metal rod and screws in it). my doctor for each injury told me that after the bones heal they will be stronger than they were before i broke them. Both my arm (ulna and radias) and...
2015-08-16 16:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The additional calcium buildup around the break usually is stronger. Much like a weld in metal, the weld is often stronger. Same principle, if filled properly, the ridge of steel is heavier/stronger.
With rods and screws, this may not always be true in resistance to breakage.
I've known some. My arm break is strong from childhood.
2006-08-04 12:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what your doctors were on but healed breaks are always weaker. I broke my big toe one year, and it broke another two times in the following six months. The new bone that grows around the break does not have the same amount of calcium and nutrients and the years it takes to strengthen, so it's naturally going to be weaker.
2006-08-04 12:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by pniccimiss 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Bones are not stronger after they break. To make your bones stronger drink milk. If your bones break in the first place they are not strong so they wont be strong after they heal either.
2006-08-04 12:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by sj830 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, they don't, from what I've been told. From my understanding it's the exact opposite.
2006-08-04 12:03:18 · answer #8 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋