Bone fracture repair is a surgery to fix a broken bone using metal screws, pins, rods, or plates to hold the bone in place. It's also known as open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) surgery.
Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to stabilize and heal a broken bone. You might need this procedure to treat your broken shinbone (tibia) or your fibula. The tibia, or shinbone, is the larger bone in your lower leg. Beside it is the fibula.
Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that uses transplanted bone to repair and rebuild diseased or damaged bones. A bone graft is a choice for repairing bones almost anywhere in your body.
Depending on the type of fracture you have and how severe it is, you might need surgery. In an operation, the surgeon will move your bones back into position and fix them there. To do this they may use metal plates, rods, screws, wires or pins.
There are four stages in the repair of a broken bone: 1) the formation of hematoma at the break, 2) the formation of a fibrocartilaginous callus, 3) the formation of a bony callus, and 4) remodeling and addition of compact bone.
While primary bone healing can be achieved by open reduction and internal fixation under compression, the more common type of bone healing is secondary (indirect) healing. Secondary healing consists of both intramembranous and endochondral ossification and occurs via four main stages.
While osteotomy surgery is pain-free due to the use of anesthesia, people will experience a moderate amount of pain after the surgery. Pain medication, such as NSAIDs or opioids, can help relieve this pain.
Orthopedic surgery, or orthopedics, focuses on the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. That includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, and even the skin. There are many different types of orthopedic surgery that can treat anything from a birth defect to an injury to arthritis.
Reconstructive Surgery. Reconstructive surgery fixes defects you were born with, defects caused by disease and defects caused by injury. You may need, for example, a breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, or hand surgery to fix congenital webbed fingers.
Whether surgery is needed or not, every fracture heals by immobilizing the bone and giving it time to reconnect and strengthen. This can be done with a boot, a splint, a cast, or a brace. A sports medicine specialist will work with you to determine which treatment approach is best for your fracture.
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