The easiest way to determine a bone discontinuity is an X-ray.
Bone nonunion is a discontinuity in the bone cortex due to various reasons, which usually irritates the nerves in the periosteum at the bone nonunion and thus causes pain. The easiest way to determine bone nonunion is X-ray.
X-rays, a very high frequency, short wavelength, high energy electromagnetic waves, which can pass through human tissue.
Because the density and characteristics of human tissues, such as bones and muscles, are different, the signal attenuated by X-rays is also different, and a black-and-white image is presented, which can be used to observe whether the cortex of the bone is continuous, and if it is not, it can indicate that the bone is not connected to the bone in that area.
X-rays are the easiest way to determine bone nonunion because they are convenient and economical.