Traumatic separation of the upper femoral epiphysis in a child aged two.
Traumatic separation of the proximal femoral epiphysis in children is a serious and as yet unresolved problem. Should treatment be conservative or surgical? Because of the rarity of the lesion, the literature offers no definite answer. In the case presented, conservative treatment gave a good result.
D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography