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The management of long bone fracture in the spinal cord injured patient.

Principles of management of long bone fractures in patients with spinal cord injuries vary with the type of fracture and duration of quadriplegia. Class I fractures (acute injuries) are managed by existing principles of long bone fracture management with a tendency to open reduction and internal fixation to dispense with the necessity of plaster casts on insensate skin. Class II fractures (pathologic--osteoporotic) heal well, require minimal specific treatment, and open reduction is usually contraindicated. Class III fractures (acute injuries in chronic paraplegia) are treated with methods lea