A Patient Is Experiencing Nonunion of a Fractured Tibia After

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient is experiencing nonunion of a fractured tibia after eight weeks in a long leg cast. Which of the following interventions may be necessary at this time to encourage bone healing?

• A)removing old cast and reapplying another
• B)placing patient in Buck's traction
• C)surgical intervention with open reduction and internal fixation
• D)bone debridement

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