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 reduc