title: Birth fractures of the femur.
abstract: Even though we dealt with only a few cases, we can conclude that: 1. The elongation, which is sometimes feared, does not occur. 2. Due to the lack of adequate X-ray techniques, the question of rotary failures in newborn infants cannot be discussed in a satisfactory way. Based on these cases, even though there might be some undetected rotary failures, there is no reason to stop conservative therapy. 3. Even large axial displacements are corrected. The fact that in two cases an antecurvature persisted is interesting, especially if we see that in our cases only axial displacements of more than 30 degrees were not totally corrected. Perhaps one should keep an eye on this form of dislocation in the future.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012399:Rotation