50 of the 66 non-union patients underwent surgery; the fractures of 84 % of them were healed. The final outcome was healing of 360 of 385 patients (93 %). 25 patients (7 %) developed persistent ...

Ole Reigstad (born 1969) PhD, specialist in orthopaedic surgery and senior consultant with Norwegian diploma in hand surgery. The author has completed the ICMJE form and reports no conflicts of ...

Healing of the fracture progresses with less disturbance after surgery than in a plaster cast, and the joints and muscles can be exercised again a short time after the operation. The indirect ...

Patients, or their guardians, can refuse any medications. If a patient comes to the ER with a broken arm, leg or joint fracture (these types of breaks are known as “long bone” fractures), he or she ...