People who have broken their arms/legs, please come in

[littlegohan]

I broke my arm two days ago when my bike tripped over a rock.
The doctor said I broke my upper arm (the area close to the shoulder) and that it will take 6-8 weeks before I can remove my cast.

Anyways, I just want to konw, after my arm recovers, is it more prone to injury anc/or fractures? I broke my right arm and I am right handed so is kinda important for me to make a fully recovery..

 

[KingNothing]

If they've broken their arms how will they post?

 

[BillGates]

your bike has legs?

 

[Heisenberg]

Not really. Bone after it heals is actually stronger than before. (I'm assuming there was no other muscle/tendon/rotator cuff damage)

 

[littlegohan]

Originally posted by: BillGates
your bike has legs?

go take some english classes and learn to read........

 

[MangoTBG]

I laugh at all those that have broken a limb! MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA


::Hopes Irony doesn't set in::

 

[Amorphus]

Originally posted by: littlegohan

Originally posted by: BillGates
your bike has legs?

go take some english classes and learn to read........

bikes can't "trip over a rock", you twit. thats what he was mocking. why don't you learn some comprehension skills, eh?

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: littlegohan

Originally posted by: BillGates
your bike has legs?

go take some english classes and learn to read........

when my bike tripped over a rock

I SAY AGAIN, your bike has legs?

 

[MrCodeDude]

If you're young (like I am and like I was when I broke my bones), your bones will grow back stronger than they were before.

 

[littlegohan]

ok whatever

i dont want to argue, if you have nothing to contribue to this thread, plesae act like a gentlemen and refrain from further postings..

 

[kuk]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Not really. Bone after it heals is actually stronger than before. (I'm assuming there was no other muscle/tendon/rotator cuff damage)

Although that's true to some extent, for the first two weeks your arm will be very weak and thin, due to no muscular activity. Just take extra precaution ... I wouldn't ride a bike for at least a month after removing a cast.

/me has fractured two wrists, finger, pinky toe, and elbow (that was the bad one).

 

[Spoooon]

I broke my arm when I was 12 or 13. I've never really been concerned about reinjuring the arm, but I can't bend it in as far as I can my other arm. It doesn't really affect anything, just a minor irritant. I can close to around a 35-40 degree angle, whereas the other arm closes to around 15-20 degrees.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: kuk

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Not really. Bone after it heals is actually stronger than before. (I'm assuming there was no other muscle/tendon/rotator cuff damage)

Although that's true to some extent, for the first two weeks your arm will be very weak and thin, due to no muscular activity. Just take extra precaution ... I wouldn't ride a bike for at least a month after removing a cast.

/me has fractured two wrists, finger, pinky toe, and elbow (that was the bad one).

Yeah, he'll have to go through PT for a while before even thinking about riding again.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I've broken Rt femur, left tibia, left humerus (the bone you broke) & 7 ribs...

They actually grow back stronger, after it heals, if the bone breaks again, it'll break above or below the repaired area.

Lucky b*stard,, I'll bet you got a fiberglass cast, I had the plaster monsters

Note to self, get that plate taken out of my arm, so I can take martial arts.

 

[kuk]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
I've broken Rt femur, left tibia, left humerus (the bone you broke) & 7 ribs...

They actually grow back stronger, after it heals, if the bone breaks again, it'll break above or below the repaired area.

Lucky b*stard,, I'll bet you got a fiberglass cast, I had the plaster monsters

Note to self, get that plate taken out of my arm, so I can take martial arts.

I had frankenstein pins going into my elbow.
It was really cool seeing them being pulled out.

 

[Ryan]

Hahah - I've never broken any bones

 

[Shawn]

Well i don't know it it's more prone to breaking afterwards but I have broken my wrist before and it aches every now and then even long after healing.

 

[Ausm]

I had a spiral fracture of the right ring finger...hurt like hell especially with the 6 months of rehab after the cast came off.


Oh it cost 8,000 fpr the surgery also had 3 plastic screws in my finger...glad I had insurance.


Ausm

 

[Mustangrrl]

I cracked my left humerus about ten years ago, it still aches fairly frequently if I sleep with it in a weird position.

 

[Kaieye]

I broke my left wrist and right arm about twenty eight years ago in college. At times, when the barometric pressure suddenly changes, I can sometimes feel a slight discomfort where the bones broke in the past.

Wait until you get older and you will know why...

 

[littlegohan]

Originally posted by: Kaieye
I broke my left wrist and right arm about twenty eight years ago in college. At times, when the barometric pressure suddenly changes, I can sometimes feel a slight discomfort where the bones broke in the past.

Wait until you get older and you will know why...

you mean when you are on a plane, or can a change of wether cause the discomfort?

 

[Gyrene]

My arm is definately stronger where I broke it, since they replaced the bone that used to be there with titanium. I am the Bionic Man

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: dtyn
My arm is definately stronger where I broke it, since they replaced the bone that used to be there with titanium. I am the Bionic Man

gentlemen, we can rebuild him. we have the technology.

oh, btw. its the six million dollar man. it was bionic woman. i dont believe there was a bionic man.[/nerd]

 

[Gyrene]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker

Originally posted by: dtyn
My arm is definately stronger where I broke it, since they replaced the bone that used to be there with titanium. I am the Bionic Man

gentlemen, we can rebuild him. we have the technology.

oh, btw. its the six million dollar man. it was bionic woman. i dont believe there was a bionic man.[/nerd]

Piss off, I can be the Bionic Man if I want to be DAMNIT!!!

 

[pennylane]

Originally posted by: BillGates

Originally posted by: littlegohan

Originally posted by: BillGates
your bike has legs?

go take some english classes and learn to read........

when my bike tripped over a rock

I SAY AGAIN, your bike has legs?

PWN3D!


To say something worthwhile... I believe bones do come back stronger. Assuming it was the bone and nothing else. I fractured my right wrist and broke my left arm. Not fun.