Journal of Musculoskeletal Trauma

Original Article

A Clinical Study of the Childrens Anltle Fracture: Seung Gyun Cha, Won Suck Lee, Kyoung Hoon Kim, Woo Tae Lee, Jin Hak Kim, Jae Sung Lee; J Korean Soc Fract 1992;5(2):236-243. Published online November 30, 1992; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1992.5.2.236

Abstract PDF: The injuries of ankle in children occur mostly at the bony structure rather than ligamentous one, and some injuries of the growth plate may result in the arrest of entire growth an these may result to leg length discrepancy or deformity. Accurate treatment under the knowledge of injury mechanism is very important. We have reviewed 30 cases of childrens ankle fracture treated our clinics from Jan. 1987 to Dec. 1990. The results are as follows; 1. Traffic accident was most common cause of injury (50.0%). 2. According to Dias & Tachdjian classification, Supination-Invertion type was most common (11 cases). 3. The treatments performed were closed reduction & cast immobilization for 11 cases (36.7%), closed reduction & percutaneous pinning for 3 cases (10.0%), and open reduction & internal fixation for 16 cases(53.3%). 4. Among open reduction & internal fixation group, only 1 case(pronation-eversion-external rotation type) show angular deformaity. 5. For the prevention of complications, accurate reduction and adequate fixation was desired.

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