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[Differences in leg length following femoral shaft fractures in childhood]. 1985

A M Holschneider, and D Vogl, and H G Dietz

114 children with femoral shaft fractures were treated between 1975 and 1981 at the Department of Paediatric Surgery of the University of Munich. Follow-up examination of 80 children with 81 femoral fractures was possible. 57% were treated conservatively by traction, 43% got an operative treatment by plate osteosynthesis or nailing. With regard to leg length discrepancies there was a significant difference between a control group of children without preceding trauma and one with femoral fractures. After conservative treatment we found an average discrepancy of 0.24 cm. Overgrowth could not be reduced by greater overlapping of fragments at the time of union. After osteosynthesis we found an average discrepancy of 1.2 cm. The data obtained showed no connection between the period osteosynthesis material was implanted and the measurements of leg length discrepancy. Equalization of the discrepancies during further growth cannot be expected.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007870	Leg Length Inequality	A condition in which one of a pair of legs fails to grow as long as the other, which could result from injury or surgery.	Inequalities, Leg Length,Inequality, Leg Length,Leg Length Inequalities,Length Inequalities, Leg,Length Inequality, Leg
D008297	Male		Males
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001860	Bone Plates	Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)	Bone Plate,Plate, Bone,Plates, Bone
D002370	Casts, Surgical	Dressings made of fiberglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fiberglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid.	Fiberglass Casts,Plaster Casts,Plastic Casts,Cast, Surgical,Surgical Cast,Surgical Casts,Cast, Fiberglass,Cast, Plaster,Cast, Plastic,Casts, Fiberglass,Casts, Plaster,Casts, Plastic,Fiberglass Cast,Plaster Cast,Plastic Cast
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females