[Severely dislocated distal physeal femur fracture in a 13-year-old girl]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2019 Jun 10;181(24):V12180837.
[Article in Danish]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures* / surgery
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Growth Plate
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations*
  • Salter-Harris Fractures* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed