title: Fracture care by family physicians.
abstract: This report helps characterize fracture management by family physicians. The findings suggest that family physicians can care for a broad range of acute fractures with healing times at least comparable with the standard of care described by orthopedists. A prospective trial would be necessary to assess fully clinical outcomes resulting from specific fracture management. That distal extremity fractures predominated should guide educators in their decision regarding orthopedic training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Eiff
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Saultz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans