It's not really a growth stimulant, it's like a porous chunk of bone mineral that's made artificially, and they put it in the gap between the broken ends, and the bone from the broken ends grows into it faster than it would grow into an empty gap, like giving them a staircase instead of making them climb over each other's shoulders. Mostly it comes as a solid lump that they put into the gap, but there are a couple of kinds that come as a putty that they can squeeze in with a wide needle while you're unconscious, then it sets to a porous solid afterwards.
Although the knee is probably why they didn't use it, I hadn't thought of that. Bits might come off and travel round or something and that would then Suck Mightily.
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Date: 2003-08-07 02:44 pm (UTC)Although the knee is probably why they didn't use it, I hadn't thought of that. Bits might come off and travel round or something and that would then Suck Mightily.