Distal forearm fractures in children. Complications and surgical indications.
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Dicke, TE; Nunley, JA
Published in: Orthop Clin North Am
April 1993
Appropriate indications for operative management of pediatric distal forearm fractures include: 1. Compartment syndrome for fasciotomy. 2. Open fractures for irrigation and debridement. 3. Soft tissue/nerve entrapment. 4. Displaced intra-articular physeal fractures. 5. Displaced or angulated fractures when the patient is close to skeletal maturity. 6. Correction of physeal arrest with malalignment or malrotation. 7. Gross displacement with cosmetic deformity.
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Orthop Clin North Am
ISSN
0030-5898
Publication Date
April 1993
Volume
24
Issue
2
Start / End Page
333 / 340
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist Joint
- Ulna Fractures
- Radius Fractures
- Orthopedics
- Male
- Joint Dislocations
- Infant
- Humans
- Fractures, Ununited
- Forearm Injuries
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Dicke, T. E., & Nunley, J. A. (1993). Distal forearm fractures in children. Complications and surgical indications. Orthop Clin North Am, 24(2), 333–340.
Dicke, T. E., and J. A. Nunley. “Distal forearm fractures in children. Complications and surgical indications.” Orthop Clin North Am 24, no. 2 (April 1993): 333–40.
Dicke TE, Nunley JA. Distal forearm fractures in children. Complications and surgical indications. Orthop Clin North Am. 1993 Apr;24(2):333–40.
Dicke, T. E., and J. A. Nunley. “Distal forearm fractures in children. Complications and surgical indications.” Orthop Clin North Am, vol. 24, no. 2, Apr. 1993, pp. 333–40.
Dicke TE, Nunley JA. Distal forearm fractures in children. Complications and surgical indications. Orthop Clin North Am. 1993 Apr;24(2):333–340.
Published In
Orthop Clin North Am
ISSN
0030-5898
Publication Date
April 1993
Volume
24
Issue
2
Start / End Page
333 / 340
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist Joint
- Ulna Fractures
- Radius Fractures
- Orthopedics
- Male
- Joint Dislocations
- Infant
- Humans
- Fractures, Ununited
- Forearm Injuries