Fractures are scary!. But we take the pain out of it. A fracture is a break in the bone caused by trauma or stress. In Road traffic accidents, the most common fractures usually involve the extremities. At OCMC, we routinely take care of patients who come with complex multiple fractures. As a fully equipped orthopedic hospital in Coimbatore we specialize in trauma care and bone fracture treatments
Things To Know
1. Usually fracture takes 6-12 weeks to heal. Some fractures (severely broken bone ,broken bone with loss of skin, muscles can take more than a year and multiple
operations)
2. POP (Plaster of Paris) should not become wet(please apply plastic cover when using
toilet)
3. POP needs to be changed or bandage needs to be tightened once it becomes loose
or dirty
4. If POP becomes very tight at home or if pain becomes severe, patient should come to
hospital immediately
5. Please come for regular follow up and do regular exercises and physiotherapy for the
fracture to heal faster and to regain the function faster
6. Smoking ,tobaccouse ,NSAIDs ,steroiduse –delays fracture healing or prevent
fracture healing(please avoid these things)