Forty-five fractures of the forearm in forty-three patients were treated
with a functional below-the-elbow brace applied three to forty-two days
after injury, at a median time of fifteen days. The brace permitted flexion
and extension of the wrist and elbow while limiting pronation and
supination of the forearm during the fracture's reparative period. The
results were rewarding, with only one non-union and minimum impairment of
function in the overwhelming majority of cases.