The goal of repairing a fracture is to bring the bones into alignment by pulling on the distal end of the fractured bone. This procedure is called

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External manipulation is frequently used to bring the ends of the bone at the break back opposite each other so that they fit together as they did in the original bone (alignment). The bone is pulled from the distal end back into alignment and this process is called reduction.

The Goal of Repairing a Fracture Is to Bring the Bones