Citation

Lorenzen MM, Birkelund L, Laursen JO. Ugeskr. Laeger 2019; 181(24).

Affiliation

Mike.Mikkelsen.Lorenzen@rsyd.dk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

31267954

Abstract

In this case report, a 13-year-old girl with a distal Salter-Harris type II physeal fracture was treated by open reduction and internal fixation. She had to undergo a CT scan to establish the extent of injury prior to treatment. Distal physeal fractures of the femur are rare fractures, which often present various difficulties in the post-operative regimen. The classification and dislocation of the fracture have therapeutical and prognostic values in terms of treatment planning and growth disturbances. Follow-up after these fractures is recommended in order to detect malunion or anisomelia.

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