title: Cast brace application and early ambulation as a treatment of femoral shaft fractures.
abstract: A report on experience with early cast brace application and ambulation as a treatment for fractures of the femoral shaft is presented. A case for continuing this type of treatment is made.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014945:Wound Healing