Nonoperative Fracture Management - Prospect in Low & Middle Income Country

Ram Shah, K.^1* & Sujan Raj Paudel²

¹Head, Department of Bone & Joint Surgery, Norvic International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
²Orthopaedic Surgeon, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Nepal

Ram Shah, K., Head, Department of Bone & Joint Surgery, Norvic International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Keywords: Limb Splintage; Fracture Management; Operative Fixation; Femoral Shaft Fracture

Abstract

The nonoperative management of fractures with cast, splint or traction application is an often overlooked form of fracture management in the current era of internal fixation and external skeletal fixation. The external limb splintage is a “tried and true” method; however, there are specific indications for the use of this technique. Splints and casts have a place in our armamentarium of fracture management and when appropriately used under the correct circumstances, fracture healing is expected to be similar to that observed using other means of fracture fixation.

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