Patient's question:
On June 13, 2012, I fell while skateboarding, resulting in a fracture of the upper humerus and epiphyseal injury of the right arm. That night, manual reduction and were performed. A week later, due to displacement, traction was applied followed by another reduction and . After a month, the was removed and practice resumed. It has been more than five and a half months now. Extension is normal, but flexion is only 110 degrees.Doctor's answer:
The situation you described in fracture treatment, where reduction, fixation, and functional exercise are the three fundamental principles, is very important. Early and systematic functional exercise not only helps maintain normal physiological function levels, accelerates fracture healing, and prevents dysfunction of adjacent uninjured joints, but more importantly, it can prevent permanent functional impairment of the injured joint caused by muscle adhesion, joint stiffness, and muscle atrophy. This maximizes the recovery of limb function, prevents disuse atrophy and joint contracture.