Surgical Treatment of Malunited Proximal Femoral Transepiphyseal Fracture In a Girl
10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.7.1655
- Author:
Myung Sang MOON
;
In Young OK
;
Doo Hoon SUN
;
Seong Rae CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
transepiphyseal fracture;
malunion;
subluxation;
hip;
child;
treatment
- MeSH:
Child;
Female;
Femur;
Follow-Up Studies;
Fractures, Malunited;
Head;
Hip;
Humans;
Immobilization;
Osteotomy
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1994;29(7):1655-1657
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Authors experienced an unusual case of malunited trans-epiphyseal fracture of the proximal femur in a 2 year-old girl. She was treated at a private clinic by closed reduction and cast immobilization, which subsequently resulted in malunion and capital subluxation. Because of subsequent failure of remodelling of the subluxated malunited fracture for two years, corrective femoral varisation and internal rotation osteotomy was done to reduce the subluxated femoral head. Postoperatively congrous reduction was obtained and gradual remodelling of the malunited fracture took place during 5 and a half years follow-up period.
