Bone Fractures
Your destination for orthopedic care and treatment of bone fractures.
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Group offers a full continuum of care including diagnosis, treatment, surgery and rehabilitation of bone fractures.
Whether you’ve experience a bone fracture as a result of an accident or sports injury, you can rest assured you’re getting exceptional orthopedic care and services. Our orthopedic staff will guide you through the entire process from education and tests, to surgery (if necessary) and rehabilitation, so you can get treated, get better and get on with your life.
Traditionally, there are three main treatment options for bone fractures are:
- Casting is the most non-evasive method to mend broken bones. The cast is a semi-permanent wrap, meant to immobilize the break so that it can heal properly.
- Open reduction, and internal fixation- this involves a surgery to repair the fracture-frequently, metal rods, screws or plates are used to repair the bone, and remain in place, under the skin, after the surgery. This procedure is recommended for complicated fractures not able to be realigned (reduced) by casting, or in cases in which the long-term use of a cast is undesirable.