CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF FRACTURES

Conservative treatment of scaphoid fractures

Results of the Conservative Treatment of Acetabular Fractures

111 The treatment of acetabular fractures constitutes in many cases a challenge for the orthopedic surgeon. Classifying the fracture, determining the degree of displacement and deciding whether to operate or not all require specific experience and training1-3. Since the acetabulum is a weightbearing joint surface it requires an anatomical reduction, but the technical difficulties associated wit...

The Analysis of Conservative Treatment in Midshaft Fractures of Clavicle

Purpose: Most clavicular fractures can be healed by conservative treatment, although there are many factors that influence healing. The aim of the present study was to analyze factors that influence (i) bone union of midshaft fractures of the clavicle treated conservatively and (ii) bone functioning, after union. The long-term goal was to determine which treatments are adequate. Materials and M...

Conservative treatment of isolated fractures of the medial malleolus.

Between 1992 and 2000, 57 patients with 57 isolated fractures of the medial malleolus were treated conservatively by immobilisation in a cast. The results were assessed by examination, radiography and completion of the short form-36 questionnaire and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle-hindfoot score. Of the 57 fractures 55 healed without further treatment. The mean combined dorsi...

Tibial Condylar Fractures: the Late Results of Conservative Treatment.

IT is generally accepted that fractures into joints must, if possible, be afforded perfect reduction, and that when accurate reduction has not been achieved, some considerable stiffness and degenerative arthritis may confidently be expected. This was once commonly illustrated by the malunited fracture-dislocation of the ankle, and incongruities of the scaphoid, olecranon and acetabulum provoke ...