Diagnosis and Treatment
Medical intervention focuses on supporting the
bone as it heals naturally. A doctor will carry out
a physical examination, identify signs and symptoms, and make a diagnosis. The patient will be
interviewed - or friends, relatives, and witnesses if the patient cannot
communicate properly - and asked about circumstances that caused the injury or
may have caused it. Doctors often order an
X-ray OR AN MRI/CT in rare cases. Bone healing is a NATURAL
process which, in most cases, will occur automatically. Fracture treatment
is usually aimed at making sure there is the best possible function of the
injured part after healing. Treatment also focuses
on providing the injured bone with the best circumstances for optimum healing
(immobilization). For the natural healing
process to begin, the ends of the broken bone need to be lined up - this is
known as reducing the fracture. The patient is usually
asleep under a general anesthetic when fracture reduction is done. Fracture
reduction may be done by mani…