How to treat fractures? Do not neglect functional training

Although fractures are not common in adults, they are more common in the elderly and children. Especially for people who lack sufficient calcium in their bodies, they may suffer fractures due to careless falls while walking. So, how to treat fractures? What should we pay attention to in treatment?

1. Reset

It is to restore the displaced fracture ends to their normal or close to original anatomical relationship, so as to restore the support function of the bone. The reduction methods include closed reduction and surgical reduction.

2. Fixation

After the fracture is reduced, it is unstable and prone to re-displacement, so different methods should be used to fix it in a satisfactory position so that it can heal gradually. Common fixation methods include: small splints, plaster bandages, external fixators, traction and braking fixation, etc. These fixation methods are called external fixation. If it is fixed by surgical incision with steel plates, steel needles, intramedullary nails, screws, etc., it is called internal fixation.

3. Functional training

By contracting the muscles of the injured limb, blood circulation in the tissues around the fracture is increased, fracture healing is promoted, and muscle atrophy is prevented. By actively or passively moving the unfixed joints, joint adhesions and joint capsule contraction are prevented, so that the function of the injured limb can be restored to its normal state before the fracture as soon as possible.