Lindley Wall, June C O'Donnell, Perry L Schoenecker, Kathryn A Keeler, Matthew B Dobbs, Scott J Luhmann, J Eric Gordon
Over the last 40 years, anatomic reduction with plate stabilization has become the standard in adult patients with diaphyseal fractures of the radius and ulna. When operative fixation has been indicated in skeletally immature patients with these fractures, a variety of techniques have been reported, with intramedullary fixation becoming increasingly accepted. There is currently significant variability in the treatment of adolescents with forearm fractures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiographic outcomes in the adolescent population after intramedullary fixation of both bone forearm fractures...
September 2012: Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Part B