i have been given a harness to keep my back straight and arm sling to minimize movement. the last xray shows separation, that is, space between the broken parts of the bone. doc says 98% success of healing.
2007-01-18 18:15:38 · 3 answers · asked by Samuel W 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Keep the harness and back suppiort on 24hrs if possible. Give the bosy 6-8 weeks to heal (maybe a bit longer if the space if wide. But hang in there, it will sort itself out
2007-01-18 18:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by feeras1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's a bone that has an extremely rich blood supply and heals very nicely with immobilization. Just like a tailbone or shoulder blade (both of which I've broken) there's no cast for those bones, but they're in a very dense vascular area so healing is quick and unless you're being a dork, you won't notice a thing.
2007-01-19 02:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by mx_hart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, stay in that harness and minimize the movement. Ouchhhhh, that's gotta hurt. I feel so bad...:>(
2007-01-19 02:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by chole_24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋