Abstract
Fracture bracing, rather than merely being a technique, constitutes a positive attitude toward fracture healing which challenges many of the basic concepts taught in several current textbooks that emphasize the superiority of internal osteosynthesis over nonsurgical management of fractures of long bones. Fracture bracing is predicated on the belief that bone contact, end to end or otherwise, is not required for bony union; and that rigid immobilization of fracture fragments and immobilization of joints above and below a fracture, as well as prolonged rest, are detrimental to fracture healing. Closed functional bracing of fractures calls for functional activity in order to obtain greater osteogenesis.