T-condylar fracture delayed for 10 days in a 5-year-old boy: a case report and review of the literature / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
; (6): 58-60, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
T-condylar fracture is rare in paediatric age group, especially in skeletally immature children less than 9 years old, with very few cases reported in available literature. We present such a case in a 5 year old child that was initially managed as a supracondylar fracture at another centre before referral to us, 10 days after the injury. The child was diagnosed as having a displaced T-condylar fracture on plain radiograph. Open reduction and internal fixation with K-wires was performed. At 2 years follow-up, the child had good range of motion at elbow with 5°of cubitus varus. With this background we discuss the pertinent principles of management of T-condylar fractures in skele-tally immature children.
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Main subject:
General Surgery
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Time Factors
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Wounds and Injuries
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiography
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Elbow Joint
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Humeral Fractures
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2013
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Article