Fracture & Trauma Care

A fracture is a broken bone, and bone is one of the few tissues in the body that heals by rebuilding itself, not by scarring. Given the right conditions (the pieces lined up, held still enough, with good blood supply) bone knits back to full strength. The job of fracture care is to create those conditions, whether that takes a cast or an operation. Speed matters too: fractures are easiest to set early, before swelling peaks and healing begins in the wrong position.

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Come in promptly after any injury where the limb is swollen, bruised, and painful to use, even if you are not sure it is broken: some fractures hide on the first day. Go to the ER now if bone has broken through the skin, the limb is deformed or pointing the wrong way, it is numb, pale, or cold, or the pain is severe and rising despite elevation. Those need same-day hospital care.

We see fractures fast, usually within a day or two, and we take X-rays in the office the same day. Many broken bones heal well in a cast, boot, brace, or sling with scheduled X-ray checks along the way. When a fracture needs surgery, your OSI surgeon fixes it. Either way you get a clear plan: what the bone can take, when to move, and what to watch for.

Many broken bones heal well without surgery, in a cast, boot, brace, or sling, with scheduled X-ray checks to confirm the pieces are staying lined up. We see fractures fast, usually within a day or two, and X-ray in the office the same day.

Surgery is for fractures that will not hold their position: pieces that have shifted, breaks that cross a joint surface, and bones that need to move early rather than sit in a cast. Your OSI surgeon fixes it; see the fracture surgery we perform. Either way you leave with a clear plan: what the bone can take, when to move, and what to watch for. See every fracture and injury we treat.