title: Compression plate fixation of subtrochanteric osteotomies in children.
abstract: Compression plates provide a reliable method for stabilizing subtrochanteric osteotomies (and fractures when indicated) in children. Apart from a standard compression set, no special appliances are required. The hazards and inconveniences of nail plates and external fixation devices are avoided.
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000601:surgery; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*