Forearm fractures in children. Cast treatment with the elbow extended Export

@article{49, abstract = {Fractures of the proximal forearm in young children may be unstable with the elbow flexed but stable with it in extension. Fifteen such fractures were managed by immobilisation in long-arm casts with the elbow extended. Only one patient had more than 15 degrees angulation at the time of bony union. All obtained normal elbow movement at two weeks and full forearm rotation at follow-up. No casts fell off. The extended elbow cast is awkward but it provides an alternative to internal fixation for some unstable fractures.}, address = {Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.}, author = {Walker, J. L. and Rang, M.}, citeulike-article-id = {2855440}, comment = {LR: 20041117; JID: 0375355; ppublish}, journal = {Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume}, keywords = {extended-cast, fracture-forearm}, number = {2}, pages = {299--301}, posted-at = {2008-06-01 22:53:28}, priority = {2}, title = {Forearm fractures in children. Cast treatment with the elbow extended}, volume = {73} }

TY - JOUR ID - 49 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2855440 N2 - Fractures of the proximal forearm in young children may be unstable with the elbow flexed but stable with it in extension. Fifteen such fractures were managed by immobilisation in long-arm casts with the elbow extended. Only one patient had more than 15 degrees angulation at the time of bony union. All obtained normal elbow movement at two weeks and full forearm rotation at follow-up. No casts fell off. The extended elbow cast is awkward but it provides an alternative to internal fixation for some unstable fractures. IS - 2 JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume AD - Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. EP - 301 TI - Forearm fractures in children. Cast treatment with the elbow extended VL - 73 SP - 299 KW - extended-cast KW - fracture-forearm N1 - LR: 20041117; JID: 0375355; ppublish AU - Walker, JL AU - Rang, M ER -