J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1994 Dec;29(7):1655-1657. 10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.7.1655.

Surgical Treatment of Malunited Proximal Femoral Transepiphyseal Fracture In a Girl

• Moon MS
• Ok IY
• Sun DH
• Cho SR

• KMID: 2423270
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1994.29.7.1655

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.

Keyword

transepiphyseal fracture; malunion; subluxation; hip; child; treatment

MeSH Terms

Child
Female*
Femur
Follow-Up Studies
Fractures, Malunited
Head
Hip
Humans
Immobilization
Osteotomy