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- Operative Treatment of Forearm Fractures in Children
- Nam Gee Lee, Seung Ki Kim, Won Jong Bahk, Hyun Joon Song, Ban Chang
- J Korean Soc Fract 1997;10(1):195-202. Published online January 31, 1997
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1997.10.1.195
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PDF - Management of severe diaphyseal fracture of radius and ulna in children can be a challenging problem. Reduction and maintenance of the position of two mobile parallel bones is difficult because pronating and supinating muscles produce angulatory as well as rotational forces. Open reduction and internal fixation are generally accepted for adult forearm fractures, but controversy surrounds open reduction for children. What should be done for the irreducible fracture that will result in a malunion? Several authors advocate open reduction in children over 10 years of age rather than accept poor position. And others advocate open reduction regardless of age if closed reduction is unsatisfactory. We reviewed thirteen children between 6-14 years of age, who had irreducible fractures of diaphysis of forearm both bone, and who were treated with open reduction and internal fixation with plate for mid 1/3 fractures(4 cases) and open reduction and internal fixation with K-wires for distal 1/3 fractures(9 cases). The results were as follows; 1. 2 cases(15%) had limitation of pronation within 10 comparing with uninjured side. But 11 cases(85%) had equal movements on both sides. And the range of motions of the elbow and wrist are within normal limit. 2. More than 20 angulation for mid 1/3 fracture over 10 years of age, and more than 20 angulation or 20% displacement for distal 1/3 fracture over 6 years of age, it would be better to perform a surgical treatment if nonsurgical treatment was failed. 3. Immobilization periods were 5 weeks for plate fixation group and 6.9 weeks for K-wire fixatioin group. Bone union was occurred in all cases, at 9 weeks in plate fixation group and 8 weeks in K-wire fixation group. 4. Its better to fix with plate ofr promimal 2/3 fracture and K-wire for distal 1/3 fracture in case of operation. In conclusion, our results of open reduction and internal fixation were satisfactory if adequate alignment of fractures had not been achieved or maintained.
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- Complications and Its Treatment of Ankle Fractures
- In Kim, Seung Ko Rhee, Soon Yong Kwon, Ki Won Kim, Yong Keun Cho, Han Chang, Won Jong Bahk, Nam Kee Lee, Seung Ki Kim
- J Korean Soc Fract 1995;8(4):736-746. Published online October 31, 1995
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1995.8.4.736
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- We have investigated total 294 cases of ankle fractures, which were treated and followed for average 17 months after treatment at St. Marys hospital since 1980, to detect the complications and to define their provoking factors. The results were as follows; 1. Twenty-six cases out of total 294 cases of ankle fracture(8.8%) were complicated clinically and radiologically. 2. Their complications are osteoarthritis(8/26, 31%), diastasis of distal tibio-fibular syndesmosis(9/26, 34.6%), varus ankle deformity(5/26, 19.2%), malunion(6/26, 23%), non-union and ankle instability(each 2/26, 7.7%) in its order, but 14 cases of the 26 cases complained painful limited ankle motion and limp. So, clinical symptoms are not closely related with radiologic changes in complications of ankle fracture. 3. The complications are common in elderly patients over 50 of their ages(12.26, 46%) and in younger patients under 16 of their ages(5/26, 20%). 4. The complications are frequently found in pronation-external rotation injuries(6/61, 1O%), pronation-dorsiflexion(9/14, 64%) and supination-external rotation injuries(8/165, 4.8%) in orders. 5. Malpractice with misuse of instrument(12/26, 46%), mistakes in preoperative evaluation and neglect any ankle fracture or diastasis of syndesmosis(8/26, 30.7%) and severity of injuries(6.26, 23%) are common causes of complications of ankle fractures. 6. Varus ankle deformity due to early epiphyseal closure are shown in 5 cases(5/28, 20%) and three of them are treated with supramalleolar corrective osteotomies and Langenskiolds physolysis In conclusion, the complications of ankle fracture could be reduced by accurate pre-operative evaluation to detect the hidden soft tissue injuries or fracture mechanism and by also anatomic reduction, rigid internal fixation and early ankle motions. childrens ankle fracture will induce angular deformity and limb length discrepancy due to frequent epjphyseal damage, so long-term follow up should be kept in mind until their skeletal growth are ceased.
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