How is shoulder fracture treated

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A friend of mine, my father, was more than 50 years old. He had fallen down by motorcycle for a while. The scapula fracture was broken. Right scapular comminuted fracture, if not taken promptly and effectively, would be very serious. It would lead to the right limb disability. It would happen in all ages. Relatively speaking, the incidence rate of the elderly is relatively high. Because the bone of the elderly is slightly looser, it is more likely to fracture. Now let's understand.

How is shoulder fracture treated

First: in the usual treatment plan, the doctor will choose plaster fixation to connect the broken bones. Maybe this treatment method can relieve the pain of the patients in the early stage of treatment, but plaster is soft, just fixed the bone on the original basis. If plaster is used for a long time, it will make the joints stiff and unable to bend, which may bring a lot of inconvenience to later life.

Second: relatively speaking, it is better to use splint external fixation and reduction, supplemented by external application of Chinese herbal medicine to connect the bone. If it is not too serious, it can be connected in 3 days. When the bone is connected, the pain is significantly reduced, and then it can be cured after 15 to 20 days of medication maintenance. If it is serious, it may be a little longer. There will be no sequelae.

Third: of course, if you want the wound to heal faster, in the case of often and the body can accept, you can also use surgical treatment. Through surgery, open reduction will be splint bone fixed to the body, the advantage of surgical treatment is that you can move the limbs earlier, functional recovery

matters needing attention

To carry out systematic and reasonable functional exercise, accelerate fracture healing, maximize the recovery of limb function, and prevent limb disuse atrophy and joint contracture; Drink plenty of water and don't eat food that is not good for digestion. Bone soup can supplement calcium, but don't drink too much. Perineum hinders bone healing