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If it was a dislocation, they'd pull it back into place like they do today. If it was a break that remained contained, i.e. bone not sticking out of the skin, they would pull it back into place the best they could and then splint it. Tie to boards or rods on either side of the leg. If the bone popped out of the skin, they were pretty much goners. I supposed they'd set it but chances were too good that infection would take the limb or their life. If you look at how the average lifespan had close to doubled between 1900 and 2000 it's all because of anti-biotics.

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Early settlers would have probably would have either tried to set the bone back into place or would have simply wrapped up the broken leg in a splint. A splint would have made the leg remain straight while the bone healed itself.

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Pioneers would fix broken limbs by pulling the broken bones apart first to align them. They would then place them in alignment and set them with a splint.

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Wood (a stick or sticks) can be used to make a splint.

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