How did people before modern surgery fix broken bones?
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Bones heal themselves. You make sure they’re lined up right, put on something to hold them in place (a splint or a cast), and let nature take its course. If the bone isn’t set straight and heals at the wrong angle, you’re shit out of luck and live the rest of your life with a wonky bone, unless it’s one that can be easily rebroken and corrected. If the break is in an awkward position and can’t be set without surgery, again you’re shit out of luck; it heals wonky and you deal with it.
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