re: OFFICIAL - The Dark Knight Rises Discussion Thread - *SPOILERS*

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1. How did his leg get fixed in jail without the brace thing?

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No idea.

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2. Punching someone in the back cures a break?

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It wasn't broken. The vertabrae was displaced. So the guy was pretty much "popping it back into place"

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3. Why didn't they just keep climbing the wall instead of jumping from one platform to another?

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It didn't exactly look like there was anywhere to climb up from when you were on that ledge.

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How did his leg get fixed in jail without the brace thing?

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Knee braces are stabilization devices. They don't "fix" anything, really. Their function is palliative. His leg wasn't broken, but he was obviously experiencing some arthritic effects, hence the brace. This doesn't mean he couldn't completely use his leg.

In fact, many clinical studies show that movement of the joint is actually helpful for arthritis.

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Punching someone in the back cures a break?

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The film never mentioned that his back was broken. He actually incurred a spinal disc herniation from his initial encounter with Bane.

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3. Why didn't they just keep climbing the wall instead of jumping from one platform to another

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The pegs that projected outward that allowed one to ascend essentially ended at the first platform.