Does the fracture need surgery?

If the fracture comminuted dislocation is very obvious, conservative treatment plaster external fixation can not heal, can only be treated by surgery, the timing of surgery depends on the severity of soft tissue swelling, some need to wait until the swelling subsides before surgery. Although there is fracture but no obvious dislocation, also did not accumulate to the joint surface, fracture alignment, alignment are good do not need surgery, plaster external fixation or brace, even small splint fixation, regular X-ray reexamination fracture without obvious dislocation, in the position slowly healing can be accepted. At this stage there are fractures and to do a variety of examinations to determine the characteristics of fractures, and then decide whether the next step is to need surgery.