Common pediatric musculoskeletal emergencies.
The special features of the immature and growing skeletal system of the child allow for specific patterns of injury to be recognized so that appropriate treatment can be rapidly instituted. Among the specific problems discussed are epiphyseal plate fracture, traumatic bowing injuries, compartment syndromes and Volkmann ischemia, and the child with a limp.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy*; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000072042:Salter-Harris Fractures