How Broken Bones Heal Our bones might be susceptible to breaks and fractures, but they have a miraculous way of repairing themselves, too. VectorMine/Shutterstock When bones are fractured, the body immediately initiates the first phase of healing, the reactive phase. Ruptured blood vessels gathe...
Wearing a boot for your broken foot is a major pain in the backside, but it beats a plaster cast and crutches, hands down. Taking it easy at the start and giving your foot time to heal will go a long way towards minimizing your time in the boot. Remember, youcanprobably do a lot ...
Wearing a boot for your broken foot is a major pain in the backside, but it beats a plaster cast and crutches, hands down. Taking it easy at the start and giving your foot time to heal will go a long way towards minimizing your time in the boot. Remember, youcanprobably do a lot ...
the longest and strongest bone in the body. The femur connects through the knee joint (which is covered and protected by the patella, or kneecap) to the shin bone (tibia). Slightly smaller than the tibia is the other bone in the leg, the fibula. Each foot has 26 bones:...