Summary
This program provides nonsurgical and surgical care for patients with complex fractures or non-unions. Innovative therapies are provided for non-unions caused by infection, inadequate biology, or insufficient stability.
Conditions Treated
- Isolated breaks
- Stress fractures
- Multiple fractures
- Fractures with joint involvement
- Open fractures (bone is exposed outside of a woun
- Non-union fractures (fractures that do not heal)
- Malunion fractures (fractures that heal incorrectly)
Services
- Medication
- Splint
- Cast (or brace)
- Traction
- Internal fixation - implantation of plates, screws, pins and rods to set bones and facilitate healing
- External fixation – pins, screws and rods placed outside the body to set bones and facilitate healing
- Surgery, including minimally invasive surgery performed through small incisions
- Bone stimulator (non-surgical) and bone grafting (surgical) for non-union fractures
- Evaluation of non-union fractures to identify why a bone did not heal correctly