Do childrens broken bones heal faster than adults?
Yes. In fact, a child’s broken bone will usually heal just fine in a cast, while an adult will more often need surgery to repair the area. It’s also true, though, that broken bones in children can cause long-term growth problems if they happen in or around a growth plate, where new bone cells develop. For this reason, your child’s doctor will want to monitor the area for a year or more, to make sure that it’s healing well.
