These may be:
There is local pain and swelling, and sometimes, a dorsal "hump."
Undisplaced or slightly displaced fractures are treated symptomatically and may involve rest in a plaster slab for 1 or 2 weeks.
More severely displaced fractures should be reduced openly and fixed internally with Kirschner wires.
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