title: [Functional treatment of joint fractures].
abstract: The absence of functional load causes damage to different extents in various structures of the joint. Especially cartilage, joint capsule and ligaments are affected. Although operative functional treatment provides better prerequisites for avoiding such damage compared to conservative procedures, the results are not satisfactory in nearly 25% of the cases. Functional treatment of fractures of the joint by extension and continuous passive motion are suitable wherever operative reconstructions do not seem successful or have been proven to be superior as in fractures of the calcaneus.
authors.affiliation: Abt. für Unfallchirurgie, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Langendorff
mesh_terms: D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000502:physiology*; D007596:Joints / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Funktionelle Behandlung von Gelenkfrakturen.