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[External fixation of the lower limb in children]. 1995

D Norman, and V Bialik

Pediatric Orthopedic Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.

18 children (13 boys, 5 girls) with displaced fractures of the femur (13 cases) and tibia (5) after road accidents were treated with Wagner external fixation. 5 fractures were open and 13 closed. 9 also had head injury and were unconscious. In 3 fractures the popliteal artery was torn, requiring arterial reconstruction. 15 were examined an average of 2.3 years after injury and there was full range of motion in 13. In 2 after severe injury, range of motion was 80% of normal. There was refracture after removal of external fixation in 1. We conclude that external fixation is stable and has minimal complications. We recommend it for children with comminuted fractures, multiple trauma and those in intensive care.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009104	Multiple Trauma	Multiple physical insults or injuries occurring simultaneously.	Injuries, Multiple,Trauma, Multiple,Wounds, Multiple,Multiple Injuries,Polytrauma,Injury, Multiple,Multiple Injury,Multiple Traumas,Multiple Wound,Multiple Wounds,Polytraumas,Traumas, Multiple,Wound, Multiple
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005264	Femoral Fractures	Fractures of the femur.	Femoral Fracture,Fracture, Femoral,Fractures, Femoral
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005592	Fracture Fixation	The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.	Skeletal Fixation,Fracture Reduction,Fixation, Fracture,Fixation, Skeletal,Fixations, Fracture,Fixations, Skeletal,Fracture Fixations,Fracture Reductions,Reduction, Fracture,Reductions, Fracture,Skeletal Fixations
D005596	Fractures, Closed	Fractures in which the break in bone is not accompanied by an external wound.	Fractures, Occult,Closed Fracture,Closed Fractures,Fracture, Closed,Fracture, Occult,Occult Fracture,Occult Fractures
D005597	Fractures, Open	Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone.	Fractures, Compound,Compound Fracture,Compound Fractures,Fracture, Compound,Fracture, Open,Open Fracture,Open Fractures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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