TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Late results following tibial fractures in childhood
JO  - Unfallchirurg
A1  - Schmittenbecher, P. P.
A1  - Dietz, H. G.
A1  - Germann, C.
SP  - 79
EP  - 84
VL  - 92
IS  - 2
N2  - At the Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Munich, 440 children between 2 months and 16 years old were treated for lower leg fractures between 1976 and 1985. In 93% of the cases, conservative therapy was administered. Between 2 and 12 years later, 110 patients (including all of those in whom the course was complicated) underwent a follow-up examination. Very good and good results were found in 76.4% of cases and satisfactory results in 18.2%. Unsatisfactory findings such as discrepancies in leg length and the consequences of compartment syndrome were found in 5.4%. Our results support the conservative treatment of such fractures; if there are special indications, the course of therapy can be supplemented effectively by osteosynthesis.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0177-5537
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -