Fractures and Bone Healing

Overview on Occult Fractures Fractures occur when a certain activity leads to a crack or a break on the bones. There are any bones in the body that are used for support, mobility, and protection of the important internal organs. These bones are also used to store minerals and they absorb calcium phosphate that is also deposited in them to be strong and dense. As a human being grows, the number of bones in the body would decrease from 270 in infants to about 206 of them as some bones would combine and become bigger and denser bones in an adult body. In fact, it is at the age of 30 that the bones are at their most dense state, but their density might dwindle as one’s age continues to increase. Thus, an aging person should eat a healthy diet with lots of foods that are sources of vitamin D and calcium for healthier bones. However, a bone fracture can still happen when a high impact force hits the bones. A fracture can basically happen to most of the more than 200 bones in the body. For in...