Broken Bones

There are three treatments for bone fractures. Doctors either use pins, a metal plate, or screws to repair fractures. When a bone is broken the first step to repair is to diagnose the type of fracture. Bones that fracture in alignment to one another go back to its previous shape once it heals more easily. Usually bones are placed so the alignment of the bones can be retained and so that they grow back together firmly by becoming fixed to the skin and into the bone and then becoming attached to an external frame; pins, screws, and metal plates. Once the fracture has been healed the external attachments are taken apart.