TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Triplane fractures in the hand
JO  - American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead NJ)
A1  - Garcia Mata, S.
A1  - Hidalgo Ovejero, A.
A1  - Martinez Grande, M.
SP  - 125
EP  - 127
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
N2  - Two new cases of triplane fracture of the distal tibia are reported in the proximal phalanx of the thumb and the distal radius, respectively, of a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy. Neither fracture showed any displacement, achieving healing at 4 weeks of external immobilization. Triplane fractures can occur across growth plates other than the distal tibia. Because of the rapid physiologic physeal arrest, the potential for growth deformity is null. In cases without displacement, these fractures should be treated conservatively by external immobilization, as one would treat a one-plane fracture.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1078-4519
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -