Treatment and rehabilitation of fractures stanley hoppenfeld vasantha l murthy lippincott williams wilkins 2000 medical 606 pages 2 reviews written by leading orthopaedists and. Treatment and rehabilitation of fractures 1st edition by stanley hoppenfeld md author vasantha l murthy md author mark a thomas md contributor babak sheikh md contributor kenneth w taylor md contributor anne p mccormack md contributor derek a kram md contributor samuel a hosington md contributor ashvin i patel md . A healthcare provider can usually treat a broken bone with a cast or splint casts wrap the break with hard protection while splints protect just one side both supports keep the bone immobilized no movement and straighten it the bone grows back together and heals. Written by leading orthopaedists and rehabilitation specialists this volume presents sequential treatment and rehabilitation plans for fractures of the upper extremity lower extremity and spine