Category Archives: Fractures
Broken Bones Heal. The Bills Sometimes Don’t.
A cast comes off in six to eight weeks. The screws and plates holding a shattered femur together may stay in for a lifetime, and so might the arthritis that follows. That gap, between when a fracture looks resolved on an X-ray and when its true cost is actually known, is where most injury… Read More »
Do Broken Bones Heal 100 Percent?
Accident-related broken bones rarely heal 100 percent. Lost range of motion is the most common lingering injury in these cases. Lost range of motion usually isn’t life threatening. But it usually is life altering. Everyday activities become almost impossible to perform. Infections, such as sepsis (flesh-eating bacteria) are common as well. An infection and/or… Read More »
