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2768309

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed and radiographed 30 skeletally-mature patients after isolated closed femoral shaft fractures in childhood which had been treated conservatively. When the fracture had occurred between the ages of 7 and 13 years, the limb overgrew about 1 cm regardless of sex, upper limb dominance, age, fracture site or configuration. Excessive fracture overlap at the time of injury, but not at union, increased limb overgrowth. Angulation of the fracture remodelled in children injured under 10 years of age, but in older patients this sometimes added to limb shortening. Rotational deformities were minor and gave no symptoms. Treatment of the 7- to 13-year-old patient should aim at 1 cm overlap at union, with correction of angular deformity being more important in children over 10 years of age. This management of fractures will give a maximum leg length discrepancy of 1 cm at skeletal maturity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
615-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Leg length discrepancy after femoral shaft fractures in children. Review after skeletal maturity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Duchess of Kent Childrens Hospital, Sandy Bay.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article