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Figure 10.13 X-ray of a fractured splint bone
TREATMENT
The treatment depends on:
• the location of the fracture
• whether the fracture is simple or in many pieces
• if there is a wound overlying the fracture site
• if infection has entered the wound and become established in the bone.
Uncomplicated fractures with little displacement of the distal third of the splint bone
usually heal well with support bandaging and 6 weeks of box rest. The bony callus that
develops as the bone heals often remodels leaving only a small bony lump. If there is a
