title: Genu recurvatum: a late complication of tibial wire traction in fractures of the femur in children.
abstract: Seven cases of genu recurvatum following wire traction through the proximal end of the tibia in children treated for fractures of the femur are reported. A premature closure of the anterior part of the growth plate was most probably caused by too close a proximity of the wire to the tibial tuberosity. Where tibial wire traction is used in children it is advisable to insert the wire distal to the tuberosity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia