Biology:

How does a broken bone heal?

Mending a broken bone is somewhat like

mending a broken saucer, except the doctor
doesn’t have to apply any glue This is
produced by connective tissue cells or the
bone itself

When a bone is broken, bone and soft

tissues around the break are torn and injured
Some of the injured tissue dies The whole
area containing the bone ends and the soft
tissue is bound together by clotted blood and
lymph

Just a few hours after the break, our tissue

cells
 begin to appear-the
first step in repairing
the fracture These
cells multiply
quickly and become
filled with calcium
Within 72 to 96
hours after the break,
these cells form a
tissue which unites
the ends of the bones

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