Am I a Candidate for Fracture Surgery?
Short answer: Candidates are usually people with displaced, unstable or joint fractures that do not heal well with a cast. The orthopedic surgeon decides. Final candidacy is determined by the surgeon after an evaluation with tests.
Am I a candidate for fracture surgery?
Usual indications
Displaced, unstable or joint fractures that do not heal well with a cast. The orthopedic surgeon decides.
The evaluation
It includes your medical history and tests, and sometimes imaging. It does not depend only on what the patient wants.