Nonoperative Fracture Treatment in the Modern Era

Abstract

Nonoperative treatment remains the most widely used method of fracture management. Its prevalence decreases with age, particularly in lower limb fractures. In children, there is a bimodal operative treatment distribution and an increasing prevalence of operative treatment. In some adult fractures, the prevalence of surgery is increasing, but in others, we operate no more frequently than in the 1950s, despite improved operative techniques.