Introduction first

Bones: Extremely active tissue despite its inert appearance. Has numerous blood vessels running through, and cells are constantly rebuilding, resorbing, and depositing bone. Very tough due to inorganic salts (ie calcium)

Cartilage: Elastic tissue found in areas that need cushions and shock absorption. No blood vessels. Nourished by blood found in surrounding tissues through diffusion.

I'm not recommending anyone to break bones on PURPOSE, but when bones regrow, they grow back stronger than before. Also, they heal a lot faster than cartilage. When an ankle is sprained, the cartilage that binds it is snapped. That cartilage repairs slow compare to bone (because bone has a good supply of blood and cartilage has a poor supply). Also, cartilage wears down with time. In extreme cases, surgery is needed to provide replacements for worn down cartilage

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yes its true... i remember a guy i knew he had trouble with his ankle after he sprained it for quite awhile... i think he still does...

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At the police station this weapons expert told us it was better to be shot than stabbed. FMJ rounds wound could be repaired more easily than a knife wound. Also bullet proof vests don't protect against knives.

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Amen to that, redoubt. I had three fractures in my foot and completely tore a ligament, but I didn't know that until about six weeks later. I started running two weeks later, but I had to start going on the bike when I still felt a dull pain, nothing too painful.

Shizzles dude, that was 8/4/02. Today it's 12/26/02, and I'm going to see the doctor's on January 8th and hopefully get my tibial walker removed. Heck yeah, those sprains heal slowly.

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so bones heal faster than sprains?

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ooh yeah that's interesting.

Ah, have you seen that orthodonic bone procedure? The one for dwarfs and the like. They have a metal instrument thing they have on your legs and arms or whatever, and its attached to your bones, and you have to keep cranking it periodically throughout the day. When you crank the instrument, it seperates the bone more so it has to heal, and they make bones longer that way. That sounds like it hurts soo much! haha. I saw it on ripley's believe it or not.

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Ooh, interesting! I'll go break a bone! lols, jk! I've never broken or sprained anything!

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Originally posted by Ladi Jay
Ooh, interesting! I'll go break a bone! lols, jk! I've never broken or sprained anything!

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yeah neither have i. Haha, but i don't think i'll break a bone though!

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In my case, foot bones grow faster than ligaments, because the bones actually have blood supply. Heck, I was biking one week after, and running two weeks after. (I had a split fracture)

Dang it... I never thought I was going to break a bone myself, but look what happens when I'm careless!

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how bout we dont get hurt period
sounds good?

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ahhhh..........
Don't break your bones on purpose....
that ripley's thing doesn't seem safe

Gymnists have a lot of bone problems and stuff. Go check out them if you're interested on how bones heal and grow and whatnot.

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i never broke a bone in my life. cause i drink milk! but i did sprain my ankles and outsteched my achilles. the sprained ankle took 4 weeks to heal, and the achilles took about 4 months to heal.

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i fractured my arm about 6 or 7 years ago. because of that..i couldnt go on the 8th grade field trip for graduating 8th graders =(

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Originally posted by tea
i fractured my arm about 6 or 7 years ago. because of that..i couldnt go on the 8th grade field trip for graduating 8th graders =(

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aww..poor tony
hm..i've never broken a bone, or sprained my ankle..at least not yet

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i didnt kno that
if i kno im gona sprain somtin ill go for breakin my bones instead. lol jk jk

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