Do All Fractures Need Surgery?

Common fractures managed by orthopaedic surgeons include ankle fractures, proximal humerus fractures in patients older than 60 years, humeral shaft fractures, and distal radius fractures. Recent trends indicate that surgical management is the best option for most fractures. However, there is limited evidence regarding whether most of these fractures need surgery, or whether there is a subset that could be managed without surgery, with no change in outcomes, or even possibly having improved results with lower complication rates with nonsurgical care.

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Nirmal C Tejwani, Robert Ostrum, Philip R Wolinsky, Abidemi Adenikinju, Joseph M Radley, Jonathan A Copp, Michael S Kain, Paul Tornetta. Do All Fractures Need Surgery? Instructional course lectures. 2022;71:285-301

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PMID: 35254789

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