Are the broken bones strong?

Many friends who have suffered a fracture will have concerns. Even after recovery, they will still worry that the fractured bone is not as strong as before. So are broken bones strong? In fact, this varies from person to person. If you have a good physique and your recovery and rehabilitation training are good, your bones will be strong. If you have a poor physique and your recovery and rehabilitation training are not good, your bones will be a little brittle.

The bone that grows after a fracture must be the bone that grows after the fracture has recovered. Otherwise, the callus that grows in the early stage of the fracture must be no better than the bone stone before the fracture. When a fracture heals, a new layer of callus will surround the broken bone ends, and the new bone will fuse with the original bone tissue to form a thicker bone layer at the fracture site.

The ultimate result of fracture healing should be to restore the strength of the adjacent bone, which is preceded by a period of fragility (bone callus formation) and a period of increased strength (remodeling).

However, differences in age and physical condition will greatly affect this process.

In young and middle-aged people, with good nutritional conditions, bone callus will form more and harder, and its strength will indeed increase.

For the elderly, a fracture will have a great impact on their activities. Osteoporosis, poor nutrient absorption, and reduced activity will lead to poor strength of the callus. The end result is often a decrease in the overall strength of the affected limb.

If the fracture is well aligned and healed after reduction, and combined with scientific functional exercises, the bone strength will be higher than before. Just like a broken steel pipe is stronger than before after being repaired with electric welding. By the way, in this case, no signs of fracture can be seen on the X-ray of the healed fracture.

If there is no functional exercise after the fracture heals, and if the patient is old or women are in menopause, osteoporosis and other conditions may occur, the bones will become more fragile than before.

Therefore, there is no clear conclusion as to whether the bones that grow after a fracture are stronger than the bones before the fracture. Whether they are stronger than before depends on the individual and the recovery environment. Improper care after a fracture can easily lead to nonunion, so everyone should pay attention!