A man broke the hardest bone in the human body in an unexpected way – this is a unique case – Health
The Telegram channel “Doctor's Notes” talked about an unusual case from China, Sports.kz reports.
“The femur is considered by many to be, if not the hardest bone, then at least one of two such bones. Breaking it is not an easy task.
An unusual case was reported by doctors at the Second People's Hospital of Fujian Province in China. According to them, the 35-year-old man suffered a fracture of the femur during a coughing fit. This is almost a unique case: usually men of his age receive fractures of the femur as a result of serious injuries, such as a traffic accident or a fall from a great height.
The man told doctors he felt a sharp pain immediately after coughing particularly hard, but he shrugged it off as a cramp. It was only after the pain made it difficult to walk that he decided to seek medical help. X-ray showed that…