What would happen if you broke a bone but never went to the doctor?
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If it’s still aligned and stable enough, it’ll heal straight, might just be longer or shorter afterwards and cause problems with the related joints later on.
If it’s crooked, it’ll heal crooked which can be a problem if it’s along the axis of a movement. Crooked collar bone is fine, it’s just hanging there anyways and doesn’t do much. Crooked toe and you might have trouble with balance or it just gets harder to find shoes. Crooked ulna and you could well lose movement in the wrist and hand.
If you have edges sticking out near a joint you might bash into that when moving, which at least hurts.
Or it might not fuse at all and you end up with a false joint. Your arm bending in spots it’s not supposed to is not fun.
Splinters and edges touching other bones can fuse with them. That can bridge joints and you lose all movement there.
An open fracture where the bone breaks through the skin can easily kill you from the infection.
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