Paediatric Trauma
A 7-year-old girl presents after falling from a trampoline onto her outstretched hand. She has pain and deformity of her right forearm. Radiographs show complete both-bone forearm fractures at the mid-diaphyseal level with 20 degrees of angular deformity in the sagittal plane and 10 degrees of rotational malalignment. There is no neurovascular compromise. The parents ask about treatment options and potential for remodeling. Regarding pediatric forearm fractures:
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Pediatric forearm fractures are among the most common fractures in children; fracture patterns inclu...
Remodeling potential depends on age (younger children have greater remodeling capacity), proximity t...
Rotational malalignment remodels well in children; deformity perpendicular to the plane of motion re...
Treatment of both-bone forearm fractures: closed reduction and casting is first-line for most pediat...
Specific fracture types: greenstick fractures may need completing (breaking the intact cortex) to ac...
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