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Back in my 40s I broke my leg: a simple tib-fib fracture. Without any artificial fixation it took 3 years to recover. There's plenty of tissues in a human body
by bregma 5y ago
Back in my 40s I broke my leg: a simple tib-fib fracture. Without any artificial fixation it took 3 years to recover. There's plenty of tissues in a human body that can take more than 1 year to fully regenerate.
- nicklaf 5y ago> There's plenty of tissues in a human body that can take more than 1 year to fully regenerate. Nerves, for instance[0]. [0] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-nerve-injuries/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355632 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-ne...
- edmcnulty101 5y agoHeart muscle doesn't though. From what I remember from a family members heart attack ... the heart doesn't really heal. Hence pace makers for a lifetime. >The heart is unable to regenerate heart muscle after a heart attack and lost cardiac muscle is replaced by scar tissue. https://www.uclahealth.org/heart/cardiac-repair-regeneration https://www.uclahealth.org/heart/cardiac-repair-regeneration
- edmcnulty101 5y ago>The heart is unable to regenerate heart muscle after a heart attack and lost cardiac muscle is replaced by scar tissue. https://www.uclahealth.org/heart/cardiac-repair-regeneration https://www.uclahealth.org/heart/cardiac-repair-regeneration