The role of external fixators in paediatric trauma / J. A. HUMPHREY in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, Vol. 81/3 (Septembre 2015)

Public ISBD [article]  inActa Orthopaedica Belgica > Vol. 81/3 (Septembre 2015) . - p.363-367 Titre : The role of external fixators in paediatric trauma Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : J. A. HUMPHREY, Auteur ; Syed GILLANI, Auteur ; Matthew J. BARRY, Auteur Année de publication : 2015 Article en page(s) : p.363-367 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : paediatric trauma  external fixators Résumé : We report a retrospective review of all paediatric trauma patients managed with an external fixator admitted to our institution over a 7-year period. We identified 30 fractures in 28 children. The fractures included 20 tibiae, 5 femurs, 2 humerii, 2 radii and 1 phalanx. The indications were 23 open fractures, 4 comminuted fractures and 3 closed fractures in polytraumatised patients. It was the definitive treatment in 13 fractures. The mean length of total time with an external fixator was 9.6 weeks (range 1-38 weeks.) Difficulties encountered were eight problems, one obstacle and two true complications. There were no cases of re-fracture following removal of the external fixator. This review confirms that there is a role for the use of external fixation in selected paediatric fractures with a low complication rate. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=40902 [article] The role of external fixators in paediatric trauma [texte imprimé] / J. A. HUMPHREY, Auteur ; Syed GILLANI, Auteur ; Matthew J. BARRY, Auteur . - 2015 . - p.363-367. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica > Vol. 81/3 (Septembre 2015) . - p.363-367 Mots-clés : paediatric trauma  external fixators Résumé : We report a retrospective review of all paediatric trauma patients managed with an external fixator admitted to our institution over a 7-year period. We identified 30 fractures in 28 children. The fractures included 20 tibiae, 5 femurs, 2 humerii, 2 radii and 1 phalanx. The indications were 23 open fractures, 4 comminuted fractures and 3 closed fractures in polytraumatised patients. It was the definitive treatment in 13 fractures. The mean length of total time with an external fixator was 9.6 weeks (range 1-38 weeks.) Difficulties encountered were eight problems, one obstacle and two true complications. There were no cases of re-fracture following removal of the external fixator. This review confirms that there is a role for the use of external fixation in selected paediatric fractures with a low complication rate. Permalink : ./index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=40902

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