How Does Broken Bone Heal?
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- čas přidán 5. 01. 2023
- The fractured bone heals by different stages.
healing starts by hematoma and ends by remodeling
this Educational video describing the mechanisms and stages of fracture healing by secondary bone healing. it will explain both types of bone healing.
Primary bone healing
Cutting cone mechanism
There is no motion at the fracture site. Seen in rigid fixation of fractures such as in plate fixation. Minimal callus formation.
What is a cutting cone?
Osteoclasts at the front remove the dead bone. Osteoblasts lay down new bone at the site of the old bone. Osteoclast eat up or dissolve the bone tissue with their powerful enzyme systems. Osteoblasts lay down new bone stimulated by hormones and growth factors.
Cutting cones are formed that cross the fracture site. This is a slow process often taking months to years to complete.
Contact healing
Contact between the fracture ends allows healing to begin immediately.
Gap healing
•Larger gaps do not heal very well.
•Could be filled with fibrous tissue.
Secondary bone healing
Endochondral mechanism
•Seen in flexible fixation of fractures such as fractures stabilized by rods and casts. Occurs with abundant callus.
•Undergoes endochondral ossification.
•Chondrocytes hypertrophy and degenerates then calcify followed by vascular invasion and ossification.
Stages of fracture healing
1-Hematoma
2-Inflammation
3-Soft callus
4-Hard callus: woven bone = hard callus
5-Remodeling: remodeling is a process by which immature or woven bone is converted to mature or lamellar bone. The meduallry cavity is reconstituted and bone is reconstructed in response to stress. There is more remodeling potential in children.
Legends are watching this with a fractured bone 😂
Edit: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1.3K LIKES LMAO!!
My own personal x-ray machine is on the blink so this explanation will have to do until my ortho decides to x-ray my leg again in a few weeks ;-) My couch has begun to form around me I've been so immobile...
Haha yeah 😂
Yup😂
Haha hell yeah😂
I broke my humerus 2 weeks ago
I absolutely love that we all had the same thought and came here after injuring ourselves.
Facts lol
same lol
no im just curious my bone can split earth core
I hope you guys are healing fast 🙏
Hahaha im
Iam very sad for it 😭
Watching this post 40 days of ankle bone fracture..😅😅
Happy recovery to all newly fractured friends..🙂
I’m 3 weeks in of my ankle bone fracture waiting for easier days to come
3 weeks in wrist fracture😌😅
@@SkynByShadenehave you gotten the boot or the cast? And does it still hurt when weights on it?
@@Nicofries4 I got the cast- so no weight can be applied.. I’m moving up to the boot in 2 weeks n will be able to start to bear weight on it
How much it took for healing
Typing this with a wrist brace on my left hand, God is really amazing. The natural ability of the human body to heal and restore itself is really just a miracle. Stay safe guys, and I hope everyone here makes a full recovery!
3 Weeks later Update: My wrist is pretty much fully recovered! (It was just a sprain, but still impressive). I wish everybody the best of luck on healing!
Typing this with my left hand to my right hand ia broken too God is good
Been three months now since my fractured ankle incident.. On my way to complete recovery🙏❣️thank God for the fast healing.
How are you now bro
Are you fully recovered can you run and do sports and everything
just got into a serious car accident almost lost my life…now im here watching this with 3 fractured ribs and a broken nose💔
hope you are good now
Who else broke a bone when your sports season was just starting
Me mahn, my knee got cracked...it's been 2 weeks nuh
Yep cracked thumb 😞
Stress fracture, 4th metarsal, distance runner :(
Me also. Broken ankle
That would be me 😭
As a patient 3 weeks out from IM nail in distal spiral frac, this has been a wonderful explanation of what's going on in my tibia. Thanks!
Seeing this way later I have a question, so can you tell me what happened as the weeks went on like did you transistion too a walking boot or not and how long did it take to fully heal? Plus my last question is after it healed did you get right back in normal activities?
Dam, I done my tibial plateau in February.
How you getting on?
@@playboyraccI’m gona guess they aren’t 100% yet
@@playboyraccI’m about to get some x rays done in a week. If everything is healing good I will be on a walking boot. Slowly but surely healing 🙏🏽
Stand proud I also have spiral frac
As an orthopedist preparing for the final exam, this was just the video I needed, thank you very much!
IT COMES IN THE TEST, MUST KNOW THE ORDER
Bro I need ur num it's urgent
Congrats !
Hope you be a successful doctor
It's reassuring to know doctors are learning things from youtube videos...
Thank you so much for this video, it was so so clear, I find the human body so fascinating!
I fractured c5 in my cervical spine, got so lucky, will make a full recovery. They said it was literally best case scenario. Wishing everyone a fast recovery and ya’ll please stay safe!
It's been 33 days since my ORIF operation in my left femur, i can walk it out off already.
Thank God.
It is a well explained video.Thanks a lot Dr Nabil.I wish the time line for different stages if mentioned would have helped.
I don't have a broken bone but videos like this helps me sleep. I feel weak and sleepy just from watching
that was really helpful and explained so good, thank you so much! I wish you all the best
i pray everyone stays healthy...its very painful to suffer from physical and mental issues....
Fell getting off canal boat, fractured humerus. Hope you all who have fractures heal fast with as little pain as possible. The pain I have is draining, causing disturbed sleep. I'm going to buy a tens machine in the hope that it will lessen the pain. Love and best wishes from England ❤
very easy and good explanation thank you!
😢 pray for me
How are you doing now ?
@@Semajwillow101was just boutta ask, broke mine a week ago
Very nice having the animation video for clarity.
Many thanks!
Best explanation I've had.
Even from my orthopedic doctor.
I fell down the stairs and fractured my left upper fibula and my right ankle has a severe sprain.
Needless to say its been a challenge.
I fractured my near mid fibula on my right leg from sliding and rolling my ankle, did your foot get swollen? Mine is still swollen after 3 weeks
Thank you! Very clear explanation
It was helpful indeed! My fracture, 96 yr old moms fracture and friends... l love knowing how our bodies wirk! Thank tou so much!!
THANK YOU
You are the best Dr Ebraheim. Thank you
THANK YOU
Hey Dr Nabil, Just recently fractured the outer bone of my thumb (distal phalanx) on a table saw. The cut goes right diagonally through the pad and leaving a gap in the bone about 15mm deep and 5mm wide. Nonetheless the bone is still sort of one piece, just connecting to the bottom bit on one side. I am now wondering whether bone is generally capable of growing back over "big" gaps like that. Is it a matter of time, personal healing ability of the body or does it need some luck? I'd greatly appreciate your response! Thanks Simon
Thank you for this informative video!!!
Fractured finger :) and I’m praying it heals!
how are you now?
Very good . request to make a video correlating this with time and radiographs
Hi Sir, yes this is very helpful indeed. Thanks for sharing!
so so so much helpful!!! Thank you!!!
I had bone lengthening procedure on a mal union of a fractured femur. Success. If you have a fracture have total confidence your bone will heal. It can't be stopped.
Awesome video!
Thank you, Dr. Ebraheim, for your videos. Had my elbow fractured, 2 surgeries with plate & screws in my right elbow.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT
Hope you're feeling better and far along in your healing!
@@CapybaraCM , thank you. Praying for your fast healing and recovery.
I fractured my elbow too wish I could talk to u and share my opinion on it
Do you have also that for healing of herniated disc ? And if you can improve this by implement intermittend fasting , infra red treatments like they do to improve nerve regeneration ?
Thank you Sir, very well presented.
Glad it was helpful!
I have a tibial spiral fracture. I have been in a full cast for 8 weeks and a walking boot for 3. I have recently noticed a hard bump behind my calf, close to the site of the fracture. Is this callus forming?
Thanks for this video. useful for bone fracture patient's. all is well.
Respected sir, does swelling occurs after 1-2 months of operation of the femur bone fracture? And it pains a little much
I broke a bone on my arm..
Thank u for letting me learn. About healing.
Thank you, I'm curious how my body repair my collarbone that had being fractured.. wow it takes years to completely heal.
I have a clavicle fracture and after your video, I think now, it is either soft callus or hard callus which has surrounded tthe fractured part. Will it always remain - the bump?
thank you so much for the video
Fractured my scapula (shoulder blade) in a motorcycle accident. Hope it heals properly and rapidly. Thanks for the info, Doc
hope u are okay now
Broke my humerus in a motorcycle accident at 70 kmh (i wore helmet, shoes & jacket). Currently in 3rd week now. I hope Allah heal us and make us all in ease, aamiin.
I broke my fib, your video really helped me understand the healing
Thank you!
Very well explained !
🙂👏🙋🏻♂️👍👌
Thanks
How long does it take the bone to heal? How many months?
Would be useful to know length of time for each of the stages, roughly
It depends on the bone and the amount of blood that flows in it !
At what point can someone start working out again during the healing process, especially with an ORIF surgery (plates)
Thanks sir
Great vid! Thanks! I believe I fractured my distal humerus when I dislocated my elbow but it was never treated as a fracture so now I have a protrusion along my lateral epicondyle. Just figured this out 18 years later 😂
Bro no way! I fractured my proximal humerus, but due to bad health care I guess they never treated me with a surgery just a cast, leading to a protrusion along my shoulder capsule, it’s nuts how bones heal without the right support
@@coricabala i would love to see an xray of my elbow! Have you seen images of your proximal humerus?
@@coricabala they did the same to me, I got a very bad displaced fracture on my humerus they just put a cast ... I'm currently on week 3, praying it heals fine ... are you good now?
@@katmafiakat 8 years later yeah never had any joint pain but bc of the misuse of the cast the bone grew back odd although on the upside it just looks like I have more muscle on my other arm lmao
Very helpful..
very interesting, i always wondered how bones heal lol
I got a metarcapal fracture recently, after a few days of using slab cast and swelling reduces, I noticed some deformity on the fracture, but the x ray shows otherwise before, is there any problem with my hand..
I watch this video because my sons arm has been dislocated. Now he's in healing process. I was afraid and panic when I saw my Sons hand deform. Hopefully he will recover faster
It is well explained video
Thank you for clear visual and auditory explanation of the bone healing process👍👍
THANK YOU
Hi, Dr. I just want to clarify about the soft callus formation. Are you saying that wearing a cast prevents faster formation of Callus? My ortho surgeon asked me to weat a cast for 8 weeks. By watching your video, I am confused if the cast would make the formation of callus slower.
For response, pls.
great video
I had my ankle fracture surgery a few days a go and this helps a lot. Thank you.
Same here. How are you now. Is there swelling on toes. How much weeks rest does doctor recommended. I had ankle orif surgery with 1plate and 2 screws. Its depressing
@@Ath-et9xm Three weeks after the surgery now. It's getting better, I guess. No major pain but a little swelling on the foot when I leave it unelevated. I have my next appointment with the doctor in the sixth week after the surgery to check if the bones heal and to know if I can start walking again.
Yes, it's surely depressing. It affects everyday life a lot but what can I do now is to stay calm and rest a lot.
Wishing you get better soon!
@@tomgetslost did your doctor suggested Walker or crutches or boots for partial weight bearing period?
@@Ath-et9xm I currently use crutches.
Your videos save me
Thank you so much sir 💗
Thanks
Oh thank you so much 🙏
I think my knee bones are fractured. It only hurts when I apply a lot of pressure on it.
How long will it take to recover?
Thank you for this now i know what stage my leg is
My son had a fracture in the upper arm humerus. I wanted to quickly understand how the bone heals.. and this is a perfect quick video that explains straight to the point. Thank you so much.
it depends on the type of fracture for example there are types such as...comminuted,greenstick etc..out of which comminuted is kinda scary if the fracture is not huge ...it will take max one month...or it its huge then maximum 2-2.5 months
however serious commuted ones take enormous time and needs surgeries...i hope your son is doing well now🌎
Please make a video about the displaced bone healing
How long does it take until the inflammation part starts?
Sir
Trans syndesmotic fratcure of the left lateral malleoulus Weber type -b
How many days recover
This explains why after 6-8 weeks post fracture healing, on resuming activity some people again refracture in the same spot, because the fracture healed is not solid enough.
My lower jaw was broken and I had surgery on my face, thereby putting iron on the bone and I want to ask whether my bone will be as strong as before or not?
Thank u very much
Thank you very much now I can do it at home
I don’t really understand the difference on if I need a plate or not for my wrist
Thanks , DrNabil, I had my 4 rib fractured 2 week before, I am on immunosuppressive, very much worried how my fractured ribs got healed
Plz if u give a time line , I will really appreciate it, plz help me
Diaphyseal tibia and fibula fracture. My orthopedist mentioned that it could take over six months to heal. I am now in my third month and still have pain, especially on exertion and the pain is always worse in the evening and especially at night when I have to get up to pee. Was operated with a 345 mm long medullary nail. Can you get permanent scars after it heals? Taking ASA as needed, ie about once a day at the moment. Especially at night when the pain is worst, I have to walk with crutches to the toilet to urinate. Furthermore, I still have a swelling on the diseased leg. My doctor said the swelling and slight redness is an inflammatory reaction to the surgery itself. Could it be true? Mvh /Kenneth, from Sweden
Great doctor
thanks
I just broke my tibia some weeks ago, and I have exams to write as a student nurse. This has not been easy, but I pray I heal faster 😢😢😊
Girl same and as a Pharmacy Student, and I still have to show up 😅 4 more days of schl thou🎉
What do you do if the bone stops at inflammation and never makes a soft callous ?
Very helpfful
Glad to hear that
Hi sir,i have a question.
I've a segmental femur fracture (Distal).
The muscles around my leg are numb at some places!!! Is this normal or is it something wrong there?
Even I had a left leg femur bone fracture 7weeks ago.and m also facing numbness on my top of the foot😢
Brilliant 👌
Der große Benzintank ist mir auf den Fuß gefallen, nur der große Zeh meines linken Fußes ist seit vier Jahren nicht mehr repariert. Was ist die Lösung?
Will this applies to dogs bone as well?
I train Muay Thai and I’m watching this because my legs are constantly swelling due to the kicks I take or throwing kicks against someone’s hard defense. I usually just wait a few days to get the color back in my legs before I start going hard again. Im wondering what type of damage could be going on inside my legs and if I can really train them to be as hard as stone
Broken bone and got Blisters what does that mean and what to do to prevent it?
What is preferable for long term healing of the bone: rigid fixation or less rigid fixation as with a cast? When should the broken bone be allowed to bear weight?
Depends on the fracture location and severity
I was fully weight bearing 4 weeks after a clean asf fracture of my tib and fib...
@@bradmace6144Surely I had similar fracture tibia and fibula fracture almost 5 weeks but still not bear weight ❤
So I have a medial malleolus break with slight displacement I didn’t get my cast on for 2 weeks because I was in the hospital with pneumonia! And I was already on blood thinners I’m young and generally very healthy other then what’s happened recently anyways I opted out of surgery by no means will I get plates and screws in my body . I hope it heals with this cast they put on ! Thank you so much for this video very helpful ! Also another reason I didn’t want surgery is because 6 months ago on the same foot I got really bad nerve damage and drop foot . And it had significantly got better with PT although I still have lots of sensation loss I didn’t want surgery to mess me up again . Any thoughts ? thanks !
Did you heal without surgery? Please share your update
In other words, your body creates its own bone graft to mend the broken bone.
Thats how i interpreted this. Lol
Which stage you can walk
I broke my fibula broke so my ankle and I have like two bumps also pimple like is that what this is or should I be worried? They aren’t big and it doesn’t look or feel is if it actually a pimple
It's fascinating that the bone becomes more dense when it heals from a fracture..
In inflammation stage , do the patients feel inflammation in broken area?
I’m in stage 2, and I’m so ready to heal
I broke 2 ribs on my right side. 4 weeks later i can literally punch myself in my side and it doesnt hurt. Guess it healed prerty good
I got broken femur and its 10month ago after operation. I got IM rod fixation. I feel a little bit pain above my knees. My fracture is in the center of femur when I walk and not stable. Is it normal? Will do an xray on june. What stage do you think my fracture?
I hope you are fine now?
What do you mean bone affect by stress if I have a broken toe and it’s remodeling I’m not supposed to walk on it ??
I broke my left radius and hand same arm wish me luck…
Broke my hip 2 days ago
Already feeling a little better
i just fractured my tibula and fibula and this video helps me to know how it heals, pretty cool
Me too it sucks to not be able to walk
@@Ivotedforobama i went through 2 surgeries doctor says ill walk in 3 months :(
@@modelotime3608 word I did too I was hit by a Jeep 2 months ago and I’ll be able to walk in a week you’ll get through it I know it’s tough
@@Ivotedforobama that sucks bro i fell off my longboard going downhill best of luck
@@modelotime3608 you too bro
Hi, I'm 50 this yr.. I fell from height at work and had facture at 6 places.. both side hip, both thigh, both knee.. 6 implants. It's going 2 yrs in 3 months, all are healing well even removed the implants in my knee.. BUT, both my thigh (femur) were not healing. Did total 5 surgeries on both my femur.. first subsequent surgery was due to implants slippage, second was bone graft to help healing (failed), third was putting the fractured bones nearer to help healing ( cause tremendous pain when walking, failed), fourth was to switch out old implants for so called bigger implants to help healing, (cause even more pain at more places, again failed).. I did physical therapy thru out the yrs but always disappointed with the x-ray results.. Does anyone knows if my femur bones will fully heal even after such long time?? Or anything at all that might help my recovery.. Thank!