Does Surgery Help in Faster Fracture Healing?

The human beings are impatient by nature. They wants thing now, not later. This is a human nature and this is also applicable in medical science. Scientist invents new techniques to save time and perform the function on faster track.

When a patient having a fracture is asked to rest for a long duration, he becomes impatient. He wants to recover as soon as possible. He asks doctor for faster process of the fracture healing treatment. If doctor suggests splinting and casting for few months, he will ask for surgery. People often think that surgery helps in faster healing of the fractured bone.

Do you think that the surgery will help in faster fracture healing? It does not actually guarantee help in the faster healing of bones. Surgery is done if there is any requirement for it, such as in the case of open fracture or when you have multiple segments of the broken bone. In these types of fractures the bones are repositioned by surgery. In multiple fractured bones, all the broken segments of the bone are pinned up in a line to set the position of the bone before casting. In these types of conditions, surgery may become beneficial but it is not relevant in all type of fractures.

The blood circulation to the injury area plays an important role in faster healing. Exercise helps in better blood circulation. This blood carries essential components required for the repair and regeneration of bone. If the blood circulation is slow down due to any reason, it would become harmful.