Fractures in Children and Adolescents

Nau, Christoph; Marzi, Ingo; Ziebarth, Kai; Berger, Steffen Michael (2015). Fractures in Children and Adolescents. In: Rommens, Pol M.; Hessmann, Martin H. (eds.) Intramedullary Nailing: A Comprehensive Guide (pp. 395-417). London: Springer 10.1007/978-1-4471-6612-2_24

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Fractures of the growing bone require fixation techniques, which preclude any injury to the growth plate regions. This requirement is met by Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nails (ESIN) which are positioned between both metaphyseal regions. Pronounced malposition and/or shortening, open fractures and fractures with impending skin perforation are indications for clavicle nailing in adolescents. Retrograde nailing with two elastic nails, inserted from lateral, is the method of choice for stabilization of humerus fractures. In radial neck fractures with severe tilting of the radial head, a retrograde nail may reduce and fix the head. In Monteggia lesions, the ulna fracture is reduced and fixed with an antegrade nail. Forearm fractures with unacceptable axial deviation are reduced and fixed with one antegrade nail in the ulna and a retrograde nail in the radius. Ascending elastic nailing is done for femur shaft and proximal femur fractures. The medial and lateral entry sites are located above the distal physis. End caps are used to prevent shortening in spiral and multiple segment fractures. Fractures of the distal third of the femur are nailed in a descending technique. The entry sites of two nails are located on the lateral cortex below the greater trochanter. Combined tibia and fibula fractures, open fractures and unstable fracture types such as spiral and multifragmental tibia fractures are good indications for ESIN. Descending nailing is the method of choice. The nail entry points are medially and laterally distal to the apophysis of the proximal tibia. Thorough knowledge of each fracture type, fracture location and age specific healing pattern is necessary for safe and effective treatment of pediatric fractures

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Ziebarth, Kai, Berger, Steffen Michael

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISBN:

978-1-4471-6611-5

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christoph Steffen

Date Deposited:

13 Mar 2015 10:44

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:42

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/978-1-4471-6612-2_24

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.64479

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/64479

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