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Treatment of Fractures of the Foot

Principles of treatment of fractures of the foot are Options for initial immobilization, Posterior or stirrup splints, reinforced bulky dressing, also termed Jones splint, which consists of a web roll and an elastic compression bandage Rigid, flat-bottom orthopaedic shoe also termed postoperative or Reece shoe ,definitive immobilization often requires application of a cylindrical cast, applied during the acute phase (and often bivalved to accommodate further swelling) or after a few days when oedema has begun to decrease.The various types of fractures are Toe fracture , first metatarsal fracture , Internal metatarsal fracture , fifth metatarsal fracture, fracture at Lisfranc (Tarsometatarsal) joint Talar fracture, Navicular fracture and Calcaneal fractures.

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