-pimp- wrote Broken bones take a varying amount of time to heal, mostly depending upon the type of bone broken, the age of the person, and the way in which the bone is broken. Additionally, diseases that degenerates bone tissue like osteoporosis, may cause one to have far longer healing times for broken bones. As well one may need more complicated treatment like surgery.

In general, small broken bones with simple fractures take about four weeks to heal in small children. In teenagers and adults, small bones like a finger or wrist bone with a simple fracture, will take about six weeks to heal. Larger broken bones, for example the bones in the thigh, would take a great deal longer to heal, usually six weeks to three months in the average healthy adult.

Compound fractures often require surgical realignment of the bones so that as they heal, they rejoin each other properly. Improper alignment can mean that healing causes deformity of the bone, and it may not be considered as ever completely healed. In some cases, this poor alignment may necessitate surgery at a later date, where the bone is re-broken, and then reset to heal appropriately.

Broken bones in children and healthy adults tend to heal well, with few complications. Provided the patient follows all guidelines and wears a cast for the appropriate amount of time, healing tends to occur in a relatively short time.

TTG_S1M0N wrote My friend dislocated his, they thought he broke it, so they put a cast on it, the cast made it worse so I'd double check if I were you

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