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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1946;28:594-602.
© 1946 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

METATARSAL FRACTURES

E. J. MORRISSEY M.D.1

1 Medical Department, Bethlehem Steel Company, Bethlehem

It is felt that the application of this simple treatment accelerated the return of men to active work and reduced to a minimum the days lost. Had the accepted plaster-of-Paris method of treatment been used in these cases, the average period of disability would have been six weeks, with a probable total loss of 2,772 man-days, as compared with the 132 days lost in this series. In addition, the psychological effect of not having to wear a cast helped the injured man to justly minimize his injury and encouraged him to use his injured foot more freely, thus maintaining good circulation and hastening bone repair.


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