Ways To Treat And Recover From A Buckle Fracture

Reduce The Fracture

When suffering from a buckle fracture, it's important to reduce the fracture if at all possible, which essentially means the bone should be set following the fracture. With standard fractures, it's important for the pieces of bone to be placed nearby one another so the bone can heal more efficiently. While a buckle fracture doesn't cause the bone to break into pieces, it's important the bone is set to its normal position following the fracture. This can be done via a closed reduction as opposed to an open one. In most cases, the hands are the only tools necessary to maneuver the bone into its proper location. If manual manipulation has proven to be somewhat ineffective at repositioning the bone, it's possible specialized instruments will be used to provide some force to the fractured bone, which makes the bone easier to adjust.

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