J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1981 Mar;16(1):130-139. 10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.1.130.

Clinical Observation on Children's Fractures

• Oh SH
• Chung DE
• Kim KD

• KMID: 2450596
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.1.130

Abstract

The present study is an observation of 678 cases of children's fractures; which was treated in the Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, inchon Christian Hospital, for the past ten years, from 1968 to 1978. The peak age was in from 5 years to 6 years. The sex ratio was 2.9 male to 1 female. The ratio between the right and left extremity was nearly equal. The frequency of fracture of the upper extermity was silghtly dominant then lower extremity. The cause of fracture was fall down Injury in nealy 70% of all cases. The epiphyseal Injury was noted as 16.8% of total orthapedic cases. The most common type of Salter & Harris Classiflcation was type II or 56.1%. Mostly all of children's fractures were treated by closed method, and others were treated by open reduction. Complication Included 29 cases of changed carring angle 18 cases of traumatic arthritis and 8 cases of malunlted supracondylar fracture and 3 cases of postoperative Infections and 2 cases of radial nerve palsy and 3 cases of delayed ulnar nerve palsy of the elbow. In fractures of the femur, 3 cases of the peroneal nerve palsy and 2 cases of leg longth discrepancy was noted. Brief discussion and review of Iiterature is presented.

Keyword

Clinical Observation of Children's Fracture

MeSH Terms

Arthritis
Elbow
Extremities
Female
Femur
Humans
Incheon
Leg
Lower Extremity
Male
Methods
Orthopedics
Paralysis
Peroneal Nerve
Radial Nerve
Sex Ratio
Ulnar Neuropathies