Common pitfalls and the treatment of fractures.
In summary, the management of fractures is not easy. The clinician must be familiar with fractures and their management and their potential complications. If the problem appears to be outside the scope of a doctors training, it is best referred earlier rather than later.
McMeniman
P J
PJ
Maters Public Hospitals, South Brisbane.
D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005194:Family Practice; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization