How do you see if the bones are broken?

Question: How do you see if the bones are broken?
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  bone,
  broken
Asked by ellie to Hugh on 11 Mar 2015.
- Hugh Harvey answered on 11 Mar 2015:
  
  This one’s easy! With X-rays!
  
  X-rays are great at seeing the bones because bones are ‘dense’, they are heavy and made of calcium which shows up really well on X-rays. If a bone is broken you can easily see where it’s broken, and then tell the surgeon how to fix it.

Question: How do you see if the bones are broken?