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There is evidence that attempts have been made to treat fractures since 4000 years BC. Early medical practitioners appreciated that, if left unsupported, fractures either would not heal or would develop significant malunions, compromising future use of the limb. This chapter review history of fracture treatment; treatment of fractures in animals; external skeletal fixation; internal fixation; changes in philosophy.
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