• Orthopedics · Jun 1991

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    Displaced fractures of the head and neck of the radius in children: open reduction and temporary transarticular internal fixation.

    • E C Rodriguez Merchan.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
    • Orthopedics. 1991 Jun 1; 14 (6): 697-700.

    AbstractThis report reviews the results of 36 children surgically treated for fractures of the head and neck of the radius. Indications for operation were: displacement over 2 mm and/or angulation over 45 degrees. Treatment included open reduction and temporary internal fixation with a K-wire transfixing the joint. Eighteen children had a good result, 8 had a fair result, and 10 had a poor result. It appears that when radial head fractures are associated with severe displacement, a high rate of fair and poor results can be expected, despite treatment by open reduction and temporary internal fixation.

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