# Let's say you got shot in the thigh and the bullet shattered your femur.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119 "2003-09-22T16:23:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119/21 "2017-10-30T21:30:40Z")

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> [@snfaulkner](#):
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> A bullet to the femur causes zombies to shamble.

The Walking Thread.

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**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119/22 "2017-10-31T02:34:06Z")

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> [@BMalion](#):
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> The Walking Thread.

Hobbling

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**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119/23 "2017-10-31T02:47:55Z")

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I shattered my femur in the same car accident that resulted in my spinal cord injury. Despite the fact that I no longer even walk, my femur has been one of the most problematic issues ive dealt with. It was put back together with a rod and several pins. Even tho it was more than 17 years ago, the pain from that injury still radiates thru my body. I still have full sensation throughout my body and I have to be careful with what motions I make. Leaning over and exerting any kind of force (such as bent-over rows) is nearly impossible for me. In addition to that, it periodically get inflamed somehow and renders me nearly unable to move at all. Thankfully tho it’s not common and is usually only a few days at a time. Diagnosing any problem is also tricky because MRIs are not an option due to the metal.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-say-you-got-shot-in-the-thigh-and-the-bullet-shattered-your-femur/203119/24 "2017-10-31T11:48:48Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> “Coral?”
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> It’s a nice image, for sure.

Coral.

It’s been used since the late 1980s to replace missing bone.

> **[Coral Uses, Benefits & Dosage - Drugs.com Herbal Database](https://www.drugs.com/npp/coral.html)**
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> Learn about the potential benefits of Coral including contraindications, adverse reactions, toxicology, pharmacology and historical usage.

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> History
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> While coral has been used by the inhabitants of Pacific regions as cutting tools and as the basis of jewelry and amulets, it was not until the mid-1980s that its value in surgery was fully recognized. The natural material derived from the matrix of sea coral serves as an effective substrate for the growth of new bone in areas damaged by trauma or requiring reconstruction. Coral may be more durable than bone and appears to eliminate some of the complications inherent in traditional bone graft surgery.

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