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	<title>Comments on: Zachary Sheds His Cast</title>
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		<title>By: Stacey and Alex</title>
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		<description>@Michelle: Glad to answer, thanks for writing. 

Zachary&#039;s arm seemed to heal straight enough. There was extra bone around the breaks, but we were told bone grows and disappears as needed, and even the bulk of the extra bone would eventually go away. Any (mild) angular issues would also correct themselves, we were told, because the bone knows how to grow, and it also reacts to stresses when being used that help it know which way to grow and change to stay strong (and straight, as necessary).

My guess (and I&#039;m no doctor) is the angle, if minor, will correct itself just fine over time. My wife (also not a doctor) just informed me that we were also told a more major angle might require a re-break and re-cast, but such a thing is &lt;strong&gt;really&lt;/strong&gt; rare. Hopefully your daughter&#039;s angle is slight enough (whatever that means technically), and will heal just fine. Good luck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Michelle: Glad to answer, thanks for writing. </p>
<p>Zachary&#8217;s arm seemed to heal straight enough. There was extra bone around the breaks, but we were told bone grows and disappears as needed, and even the bulk of the extra bone would eventually go away. Any (mild) angular issues would also correct themselves, we were told, because the bone knows how to grow, and it also reacts to stresses when being used that help it know which way to grow and change to stay strong (and straight, as necessary).</p>
<p>My guess (and I&#8217;m no doctor) is the angle, if minor, will correct itself just fine over time. My wife (also not a doctor) just informed me that we were also told a more major angle might require a re-break and re-cast, but such a thing is <strong>really</strong> rare. Hopefully your daughter&#8217;s angle is slight enough (whatever that means technically), and will heal just fine. Good luck!</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle</title>
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		<description>My 2 year old daughter sustained a fracture to both the radius and ulna &amp; she just had it removed this week.  Her bone healed in a bit of an angle as well &amp; you can tell by looking at her arm.  The Doctor says this will correct itself.  I was researching &amp; ran into your blog.  Did your son&#039;s angular bone correct itself? Thank you for your help!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My 2 year old daughter sustained a fracture to both the radius and ulna &amp; she just had it removed this week.  Her bone healed in a bit of an angle as well &amp; you can tell by looking at her arm.  The Doctor says this will correct itself.  I was researching &amp; ran into your blog.  Did your son&#8217;s angular bone correct itself? Thank you for your help!</p>
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