How much time are fused bones of various body parts?

— 73-year-old grandmother broke her leg above the knee, reported in the trauma novel, Gorobchuk, 33. — As for her age, the bone recovered quickly, in a month. The plaster was removed, but the woman was afraid to step on the injured leg. Thought broken again.
All the while lying and complained to relatives as she was ill. And needed every day for 30 minutes grind the limb and at least twice a day to get up. Now could neither sit nor stand because muscles are "unaccustomed" to move.





If the bone is not fused more than two months, the plaster will still take off and put a soft bandage. She will not interfere, but simply contribute to the recovery.
— In the treatment of fractures make a lot of mistakes. Most often, gypsum is left very long or very small. If you clear ahead of time, the bone fails to knit together, says the doctor.
Plaster on finger you need to keep only 20 days, for brushes to three weeks. The rib can grow together in 20 days. The shoulder fracture heals and a half months, femoral neck — more than two. During this time you can not move the sick part.





— It happens that in the fracture site into the muscle. In the picture not to see. Then the pain persists more than two weeks, and the fracture does not heal a month. Do the operation and put a metal plate that will hold the broken bone.
Patients are experiencing when the picture shows the callus at the fracture site. In fact, this means that the bone fuses.

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