How Do Broken
BRO KEN
BON ES
Bones Heal?
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Bones must be straightened
in the first 12 hours before
Bones are living.
they get sticky.
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The have blood supply.
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Bones must be kept
immobilized for up to
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When they break, the bone
bleeds and a sticky glue called
"callus" develops.
8 weeks while they
heal.
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Breaks that cause loss of
feeling or movement or when
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Callus holds bones together and
heals them over time.
the bone is out of the skin are
an emergency! Got to the
hospital immediately!
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Callus gets sticky immediately
after the break.
THE NOTHING TO LOSE
F O U N DAT I O N
STRAIGHTENING AND HEALING
BROKEN BONES
Remember
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Bones must be straightened in
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the first 12 hours before they
B ON E S MU S T B E S T R AI G HT E NE D B E FO RE T HE
C AL L US G E T S TO O S T I CK Y AN D YOU C AN' T MOV E
THEM.
TH I S C A N B EG I N 1 2 H O U R S A F TER TH E B R EA K .
C AL L US G E T S S T I CK Y MU CH S OO N E R I N C HI L DR EN
THEN ADULTS .
get sticky.
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Bones must be kept
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immobilized for up to 8 weeks
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while they heal.
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I F T H E BR E A K GE T S S T I CK Y I N T H E W RO NG
P O S I T I O N I T M AY S TAY T H AT WAY P E R M A N E N T LY.
I F F E E L I NG OR MO VE ME N T AR E L O ST A F T E R AN
I N JU RY I T I S A N E M E R GE N CY ! G O TO T H E
H O S P I TA L I M M E D I AT E LY.
Breaks that cause loss of
feeling or movement or when
the bone is out of the skin are
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A LT H O U G H B O N E S C A N G E T S T I C K Y I N 1 2 H O U R S
I T TA KE S 6- 8 WE E KS F O R B ON E S TO CO MP L E T E LY
H E A L I N A D U LT S A N D 3 - 6 W E E K S I N C H I L D R E N .
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B ON E S MU S T B E I MM OB I L I Z E D D UR IN G H E A L IN G
SO THEY DON'T MOVE OR BREAK.
an emergency! Go to the
hospital immediately!
The Hilot may not be able to straighten the
bones correctly and does not have X-ray to
assure the right position.
Medicines do not help bones heal, but
antibiotics or surgery with sterile cleaning are
needed if the bone comes out of the skin.