Fixator-Assisted Plating in Pediatric Supracondylar Femur Fractures

Purpose . Pediatric femoral supracondylar fractures are difficult to reduce by either closed or open reduction. The abnormal muscle forces around the knee tend to significantly displace the distal short metaphyseal fragment. We describe a novel technique utilizing the combination of a temporarily in...

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Main Authors: Noam Bor MD, Nimrod Rozen MD, PhD, Eytan Dujovny MD, Guy Rubin MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X19843922