r/brokenbones
Posts asking, “Is this broken?”, “Does this look broken?” Will immediately be taken down as a violation of rule 1.
How to think about r/brokenbones
This community is dedicated to sharing and discussing experiences related to broken bones and fractures. Members post images and descriptions of their injuries, seeking advice on recovery and treatment. The community is characterized by its supportive atmosphere, where individuals share personal stories and medical insights, making it a unique space for those dealing with orthopedic issues.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants in this community range from individuals who have recently suffered fractures to those interested in orthopedic health. The demographic is diverse, including teens and adults, often seeking validation and support for their injuries. The vibe is generally empathetic, with members caring about recovery tips, personal experiences, and medical advice.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes detailed accounts of injuries, recovery processes, and questions about orthopedic care. Posts that violate community rules, such as asking if an injury is broken, are swiftly removed. Members typically engage with posts that share personal stories or seek advice, and the community encourages informative and respectful interactions.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as members are often skeptical of promotional content. Authentic engagement, such as sharing valuable information about orthopedic health or recovery tips, can resonate well. Brands should avoid overt marketing tactics and instead focus on building trust through genuine contributions to discussions. Providing educational content or collaborating with medical professionals may be effective strategies.
Top keywords
What r/brokenbones talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/AutoModerator
- u/Turbulent-Valuable43
- u/Dapper_Ask2936
- u/Maximum-Ad7731
- u/No-Understanding4968
- u/[deleted]
- u/JessieSoles93
- u/ObviousAccountant897
- u/Lucas_de_Vries
- u/HailCaesar252
- u/Ecstatic_Fox_8608
- u/TheSimFan
- u/Alone-Age-9894
- u/Apprehensive_Job7
- u/Shlowzimakes
- u/Guillaumex27
- u/Autumn_Hill
- u/Enough-Basil1038
- u/Makinglifegood
- u/Dkitt75
- u/wmsiegner5
- u/thenewclassic
- u/ashhhho
- u/-Throwaway338-
- u/shlamslam
- u/atillaefes
- u/cookie-ing
- u/Far_Commission_6817
- u/ForeignParticular351
- u/Educational_Break659
- u/scottiebman
- u/hyperfixatedqueen
- u/renderingreaction
- u/christinewilly
- u/Dependent_Drama2348
- u/naps1saps
- u/Nymph_AlidaLola
- u/Outrageous-Season799
- u/TangoOneSeven247
- u/BrothaEj
- u/throwbabyawayuss
- u/iamsimplyahater
- u/elnachonal11
- u/No-Shoulder8570
- u/Apprehensive-Play701
- u/queercoded9
- u/samandy69
- u/chanangad
- u/votf_
- u/unknownchild666
- u/MountainHealthy8277
- u/WitnessGreatnessKB24
- u/Old-Obligation6861
- u/PitifulWafer9099
- u/wrongway_
- u/LGC96Cuh
- u/Puck_The_Fey98
- u/littlelaurens19
- u/AffectionateEbb8830
- u/Bubbly_Addition7638
- u/CauliflowerSimple149
- u/01001OI
- u/SuspiciousCoffee4189
- u/Afraid-Arm4386
- u/root127404
- u/huskodfream
- u/PopeClementine
- u/kennbr
- u/SceneOutrageous
- u/Aggravating_Code2727
- u/digndeep90
- u/Specialist-Bat-3311
- u/Sara_Sprocket
- u/Junglemadness
- u/Terrible_Spend4809
- u/Biggie_Cheese96
- u/FedPyke
- u/Electronic_Guitar_97
- u/super_chillito
- u/laurkiff
- u/DetectiveDue7247
- u/AmbitionParty5444
- u/Soft_Beyond_8205
- u/_glowing_man_
- u/Tacohero154
- u/bagafetty
- u/Safe_Lengthiness9075
- u/ykkrileyy
- u/somethinglucky07
- u/Kstylesx
- u/dystopian_radius
- u/joplus
- u/pastramallama
- u/mark206000
- u/isla_is
- u/Affectionate_Page358
- u/karkar350
- u/vanessa678
- u/ChaseLows
- u/LemonSuccessful6927
By votes
- u/Apprehensive_Job7
- u/Shlowzimakes
- u/[deleted]
- u/Dapper_Ask2936
- u/Turbulent-Valuable43
- u/AutoModerator
- u/Maximum-Ad7731
- u/ObviousAccountant897
- u/Guillaumex27
- u/Autumn_Hill
- u/Lucas_de_Vries
- u/No-Understanding4968
- u/Enough-Basil1038
- u/Makinglifegood
- u/Dkitt75
- u/wmsiegner5
- u/thenewclassic
- u/Ecstatic_Fox_8608
- u/JessieSoles93
- u/-Throwaway338-
- u/shlamslam
- u/ashhhho
- u/HailCaesar252
- u/atillaefes
- u/cookie-ing
- u/Far_Commission_6817
- u/ForeignParticular351
- u/Educational_Break659
- u/scottiebman
- u/hyperfixatedqueen
- u/renderingreaction
- u/Nymph_AlidaLola
- u/Outrageous-Season799
- u/TangoOneSeven247
- u/samandy69
- u/naps1saps
- u/BrothaEj
- u/throwbabyawayuss
- u/iamsimplyahater
- u/elnachonal11
- u/No-Shoulder8570
- u/Apprehensive-Play701
- u/votf_
- u/unknownchild666
- u/PitifulWafer9099
- u/wrongway_
- u/christinewilly
- u/Dependent_Drama2348
- u/queercoded9
- u/MountainHealthy8277
- u/WitnessGreatnessKB24
- u/LGC96Cuh
- u/Puck_The_Fey98
- u/littlelaurens19
- u/AffectionateEbb8830
- u/Bubbly_Addition7638
- u/CauliflowerSimple149
- u/01001OI
- u/Afraid-Arm4386
- u/Aggravating_Code2727
- u/Sara_Sprocket
- u/TheSimFan
- u/FedPyke
- u/nmr112
- u/chanangad
- u/Old-Obligation6861
- u/SuspiciousCoffee4189
- u/root127404
- u/huskodfream
- u/PopeClementine
- u/kennbr
- u/SceneOutrageous
- u/digndeep90
- u/Junglemadness
- u/Terrible_Spend4809
- u/Electronic_Guitar_97
- u/super_chillito
- u/laurkiff
- u/Specialist-Bat-3311
- u/Biggie_Cheese96
- u/DetectiveDue7247
- u/AmbitionParty5444
- u/Soft_Beyond_8205
- u/_glowing_man_
- u/Tacohero154
- u/bagafetty
- u/Safe_Lengthiness9075
- u/ykkrileyy
- u/somethinglucky07
- u/Kstylesx
- u/dystopian_radius
- u/joplus
- u/pastramallama
- u/mark206000
- u/isla_is
- u/Affectionate_Page358
- u/karkar350
- u/vanessa678
- u/ChaseLows
- u/LemonSuccessful6927
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/No-Understanding4968
- u/TheBlackAthlete
- u/Turbulent-Valuable43
- u/futureprick
- u/RaceFan1027
- u/Horror-Impression411
- u/threerottenbranches
- u/SASKCHAUCH
- u/JonseyCat13
- u/Purple-Elephant6
- u/drnkndsorderly77
- u/Embonious
- u/Mycatreallyhatesyou
- u/PossibleDue5311
- u/jfriendx10x
- u/Acton67
- u/HailCaesar252
- u/Rockitnonstop
- u/Virtual_Security_115
- u/inateri
- u/wild_fluorescent
- u/whatwasiafraidof
- u/Mudfish2657
- u/Kerry-Berry
- u/Boosey0910
- u/Honest-Talker
- u/PJsmomma
- u/Apprehensive_Car5080
- u/brookish
- u/l0ngtimelistener
- u/wrenches410
- u/Hungry-Broccoli-3394
- u/Ecstatic_Fox_8608
- u/GoatInTheGarden
- u/Square_Emergency_262
- u/Guillaumex27
- u/smw0314
- u/Albatross-09
- u/AwkwardnessForever
- u/TangoOneSeven247
- u/_jouger
- u/BikeCookie
- u/scottiebman
- u/Racacooonie
- u/Soft_Beyond_8205
- u/YellowLorraine
- u/jorgeisaacchacon
- u/RanfoMedia
- u/kaykaliah
- u/No-Shoulder8570
- u/Major_Agitated
- u/Current_Garage4000
- u/SyEn3rgyMusicLLC
- u/sirenlvr
- u/iamLP
- u/FartingInHeaven
- u/lingrush32
- u/SufficientCow4
- u/Beginning_Classic_13
- u/nf690u
- u/onemoresubreddit
- u/BalancesHanging
- u/Normal-Corgi7567
- u/c4109_r
- u/ParkingSignificant59
- u/Sea_Blueberry3305
- u/throwbabyawayuss
- u/queercoded9
- u/Sara_Sprocket
- u/lucialuccianna
- u/halliemichelle
- u/Dependent_Drama2348
- u/thisaburnerac
- u/CurrentRazzmatazz385
- u/Love-For-Eternity
- u/chiefs_35
- u/JessieSoles93
- u/Dkitt75
- u/Large_Device_999
- u/BdaGrace
- u/u1traviolet
- u/SnooCupcakes2000
- u/StrangestRabbits
- u/Useful_Mycologist378
- u/hunee
- u/Lord_Radford
- u/Ralfsalzano
- u/Numer8r
- u/badassandfifty
- u/okie9999
- u/sippin0nsizzurp
- u/wrongway_
- u/Remarkable_Purpose52
- u/nmr112
- u/Current_Deal6015
- u/WyrddSister
- u/Hazerdesly
- u/Lmoorefudd
- u/ehrlichkid
- u/-Throwaway338-
By votes
- u/No-Understanding4968
- u/Horror-Impression411
- u/GoatInTheGarden
- u/Turbulent-Valuable43
- u/threerottenbranches
- u/iamLP
- u/Rockitnonstop
- u/futureprick
- u/PJsmomma
- u/TheBlackAthlete
- u/Purple-Elephant6
- u/drnkndsorderly77
- u/wild_fluorescent
- u/badassandfifty
- u/Embonious
- u/RaceFan1027
- u/jfriendx10x
- u/brookish
- u/No-Shoulder8570
- u/whatwasiafraidof
- u/FartingInHeaven
- u/l0ngtimelistener
- u/Mycatreallyhatesyou
- u/HailCaesar252
- u/JessieSoles93
- u/Virtual_Security_115
- u/BikeCookie
- u/Mudfish2657
- u/Kerry-Berry
- u/lingrush32
- u/SufficientCow4
- u/JonseyCat13
- u/Acton67
- u/queercoded9
- u/Dkitt75
- u/okie9999
- u/Albatross-09
- u/inateri
- u/scottiebman
- u/h_mmmmmmm
- u/115er
- u/SASKCHAUCH
- u/Shlowzimakes
- u/RanfoMedia
- u/Boosey0910
- u/PossibleDue5311
- u/Sara_Sprocket
- u/wrenches410
- u/Hungry-Broccoli-3394
- u/smw0314
- u/AwkwardnessForever
- u/TangoOneSeven247
- u/_jouger
- u/Racacooonie
- u/Obvious_Mode_5382
- u/chilldrinofthenight
- u/jorgeisaacchacon
- u/Major_Agitated
- u/Current_Garage4000
- u/Honest-Talker
- u/Apprehensive_Car5080
- u/throwbabyawayuss
- u/lucialuccianna
- u/Large_Device_999
- u/BdaGrace
- u/Useful_Mycologist378
- u/Guillaumex27
- u/sippin0nsizzurp
- u/wrongway_
- u/Hazerdesly
- u/Ok-Werewolf-2204
- u/atillaefes
- u/AgencyEasy
- u/Apprehensive-Play701
- u/abby-normal-brain
- u/Comfortable_Ad148
- u/grlwiththeblkhair
- u/Mundane_Ride_4715
- u/bayopa
- u/kaykaliah
- u/Beginning_Classic_13
- u/nf690u
- u/onemoresubreddit
- u/ParkingSignificant59
- u/halliemichelle
- u/Ecstatic_Fox_8608
- u/u1traviolet
- u/hunee
- u/Lord_Radford
- u/Square_Emergency_262
- u/Ralfsalzano
- u/Lmoorefudd
- u/ehrlichkid
- u/Chill_dude_4200
- u/vergil_plasticchair
- u/Soft_Beyond_8205
- u/Nix-geek
- u/Raquel-del-cielo
- u/Peakitten
- u/YellowLorraine
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FAQ
r/brokenbones — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/brokenbones have?
r/brokenbones has approximately 14,900 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/brokenbones created?
r/brokenbones was created on December 16, 2010 (15 years ago).
What is r/brokenbones about?
This community is dedicated to sharing and discussing experiences related to broken bones and fractures. Members post images and descriptions of their injuries, seeking advice on recovery and treatment. The community is characterized by its supportive atmosphere, where individuals share personal stories and medical insights, making it a unique space for those dealing with or…
What subreddits are similar to r/brokenbones?
Communities similar to r/brokenbones include r/orthopedics.
Who are the most active posters on r/brokenbones?
The most frequent posters on r/brokenbones include u/AutoModerator, u/Turbulent-Valuable43, u/Dapper_Ask2936.
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