title: [Surgical treatment for fractures].
abstract: The aims of fracture treatment are the rapid recovery of the injured limbs without muscle and bone atrophy or joint contracture and the early return of the patients to their social life. The decision making for surgery is multifactorial. However, one should not choose conservative treatment for a case with absolute surgical indication and should not operate on a case with ideal indication for conservative treatment. In order to obtain good results, meticulous preoperative planning, careful surgery and appropriate postoperative management are mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Toyama Municipal Hospital.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawaguchi