Fractures are very common; it is a medical term for a broken bone.
It occurs when the force applied on the bone is stronger than the bone itself.
Fractures are very common; it is a medical term for a broken bone. It occurs when the force applied on the bone is stronger than the bone itself. If you break a bone whether, in your arm and leg, it may just need to wear splint, cast or brace to hold it in place during the healing process.
There are some conditions when the fracture or broken bone is required to be fixed with the help of surgery using metal plates, rods or pins. Although bones are living tissues, however when it breaks, it has the ability to heal itself. For that bones have to be aligned in place (kept immobilized) for a longer period of time to make sure that it heals in the right position. There are four types of fracture management surgeries in Delhi
There are certain fracture management surgeries to treat the condition that arise through several bone fracture
During the procedure the surgeon, after the anaesthesia has been injected into the patient, makes a cut to open up the area where the fracture has occurred. In order to fix the bone in its place, the surgeon moves the bone back into their usual position. It is called reduction (reducing the fracture). Next, the surgeon uses a combination of metal, wires, pin, screws, plates and rods to safely fix the bones in the place. These are made up of stainless steel, high-strength alloy metal or titanium. The metal rods and nails are fixed inside your bones and the screws and metal plates attached with its surface. These materials are designed to work as per the requisition of the body so that they do not cause an allergic reaction.
In this surgical management, the surgeon drills the pins through the skin of the patient and into the bone of the above and below of break areas. After that, they join them together with a metal bar which is located on the outside of your body. It properly stabilizes your bone and ascertains that it heals in the appropriate position. External fractures are often applied in the management of tibial fractures. It can also be used with the closed fractures, such as unstable radius fracture and avoid in the deeper bone such as femur or humerus.
During the keyhole operation, the surgeon makes cuts in your skin and inserts supporting plated to fix the break. Knee arthroscopy is an example of keyhole surgery. The patient recovers much faster as compared to open surgery. However, it is not a perfect solution of all kind of broken bones.
It is very essential for the patient to take precautionary step after fracture surgery has done. You may need to remove some of your screws, pins and metal plates when your bones have healed. It totally depends on the type of fractures you have and where it is. Sometimes the metal parts stay in place for the rest of your life.
If you are located in West Delhi and looking for one of the best fracture management clinic in Delhi, look no further, Dr Gaurav Khera is an expert in fracture management surgeries.
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