Fact Check: Do Old Bone Fractures Hurt More During Winters?

As winter comes, many people notice that their old fractures have started to hurt. Winter weather often brings back old discomforts to joints and muscles, but why does this happen? Does winter temperature really mean that old fractures reopen?Some believe that they in fact do, however, Health and Me ran a fact check on whether cold temperatures actually reopen earlier healed fractures and here is what we found. What Doctor Says On Cold Temperatures And Healed FracturesHealth and Me spoke to Dr Sameer Patil, MS Orthopedics, MBBS, Spine Surgeon (Ortho), and Orthopedic surgeon at the Vencer Hospital Pune, who said that while most patients do complain about an increase in old fracture pain, old or healed fractures do not reopen in winters. "However, low temperatures can affect tissues surround