Treatments for Fractures
Treatment list for Fractures: The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Fractures includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
- Emergency treatment
- Surgery
- Reduction of fracture - aligning broken ends of a bone
- Closed reduction
- Open reduction
- Plaster cast
- Splinting
- Metal supports - the use of various measures to keep the bone in place such as screws, rods, plates, wires, or nails.
- Traction
- Rehabilitation
- Physiotherapy
Treatment of Fractures: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to treatment of Fractures:
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- Osteoporosis rates expected to increase with reduced useage of HRT
Last revision: May 27, 2003
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