Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes, not my first choice of solutions. on the other hand my doctor made 4 tries at manually manipulating the bones back into position, a painful experience even with novocaine injected into the joint area. he ended up operating and levering the bones into position and 3 pins to hold everything in place. gene -------------- Original message from Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com>: -------------- > I'm betting you just made Gene feel one HELL of lot better about a > cast;^) > > ric > > > On Apr 26, 2007, at 7:42 PM, Philip Leeson wrote: > > > For most wrist fractures, an external fixator device provides > > somewhat better mobility > > and often better healing than just a cast. > > Example and explanation: > > > > > > Phil > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information