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2016, Number 2

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Acta Ortop Mex 2016; 30 (2)

Subtrochanteric fracture in children treated with minimally invasive surgery: case report

Guzmán-Vargas R, Rincón-Cardozo DF, Camacho-Casas JA

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 96-99
PDF size: 280.39 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Subtrochanteric fractures in children are rare events that occur in only 4% of all femur fractures; most injuries occur as a result of high-energy trauma, being young male patients the most affected. The management of this type of injury is controversial; there are many forms of treatment, including the use of plaster spica 90-90, closed reduction and use of elastic or rigid intramedullary nails, open reduction and plate placement, and the use of external fixators. Most suggest that for children under 10 a nonoperative approach should be preferred and that older ones should be managed surgically, but it is between six and 12-year-olds that most of the controversy exists. In this article, we present the management of this entity with a proximal fracture plate using a minimally invasive technique.


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