Orthopaedic Trivia

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ORTHOPAEDIC TITBITS

 

  • Your bones are composed of 31% water.
  • Your bones, pound for pound, are 4 times stronger than concrete.
  • Bone is stronger than some steel.
  • Bones make up only 14% of our weight.
  • The muscles of our body constitute 40% of our body weight.
  • If you remove the minerals from a bone by soaking it overnight in a six percent solution of hydrochloric acid, it will become so soft, you could tie it in a knot.
  • The strongest muscles of the human body are masseters, which are present on either side of the mouth.
  • The thighbone is so strong that it withstands the axial load of about 1600-1800 kilos.