Our bones grow because growth plates are open when you are born and the more and more that you grow
the more closed they become and eventually close for good when you are fully grown, which is usually around the age of 16 for the average child. The plates are made up of cartilage, which is a rubbery, flexible material. Cartilage is what is on your nose, or ear. Cartilage is a type
of connective tissue in your body.
The adult body has 206 bones while a baby has about 275. The reason for this is because as a baby grows,
some of the bones fuse together, kind of like a puzzle. That is the same reason that babies are really flexible!
To make your bones grow better and stronger you should get a lot of calcium into your body. You can drink
a lot of milk, cheese, meats, nuts, beans, and fish.
Injury:
A bone injury can happen when you fall, or getting hit by an object. You can tell when you have broken a bone
if you have pain, swelling, or deformity. You may not feel as well too, you may feel sick and dizzy.
A doctor can do many things to take care of an injury. He can give you medications or give you a cast to help your
damaged bones heel. A doctor can put you on different types of medications. Medications will help your wound heel.
A broken bone and a fractured bone have no difference. They mean the same thing, even though there are different
kinds of broken or fractured bones, they mean the same exact thing.
A broken bone or fracture, should be healed with a cast so that it can get back to normal so you can use your bone correctly.
Knee Replacement:
Knee replacements can happen because of an injury that can move the knee bone, and damage it so it needs to get replaced.
A sign of needing a knee replacement could be that you have pain in one of your knees. You should tell a parent if you have pain in one of your knees so that they can call a doctor if necessary.
Welcome to our page on Growth and Repair
Growth:
Our bones grow because growth plates are open when you are born and the more and more that you grow
the more closed they become and eventually close for good when you are fully grown, which is usually around the age of 16 for the average child. The plates are made up of cartilage, which is a rubbery, flexible material. Cartilage is what is on your nose, or ear. Cartilage is a type
of connective tissue in your body.
The adult body has 206 bones while a baby has about 275. The reason for this is because as a baby grows,
some of the bones fuse together, kind of like a puzzle. That is the same reason that babies are really flexible!
To make your bones grow better and stronger you should get a lot of calcium into your body. You can drink
a lot of milk, cheese, meats, nuts, beans, and fish.
Injury:
A bone injury can happen when you fall, or getting hit by an object. You can tell when you have broken a bone
if you have pain, swelling, or deformity. You may not feel as well too, you may feel sick and dizzy.
A doctor can do many things to take care of an injury. He can give you medications or give you a cast to help your
damaged bones heel. A doctor can put you on different types of medications. Medications will help your wound heel.
A broken bone and a fractured bone have no difference. They mean the same thing, even though there are different
kinds of broken or fractured bones, they mean the same exact thing.
A broken bone or fracture, should be healed with a cast so that it can get back to normal so you can use your bone correctly.
Knee Replacement:
Knee replacements can happen because of an injury that can move the knee bone, and damage it so it needs to get replaced.A sign of needing a knee replacement could be that you have pain in one of your knees. You should tell a parent if you have pain in one of your knees so that they can call a doctor if necessary.