title: Correction by growth of rotational deformity after femoral fracture in children.
abstract: Fourteen children with femoral shaft fractures were studied for 10 years after fracture or until growth plate closure, using repeated anteversion measurements. A mean anteversion difference of 9.6 degrees between the fractured and intact sides after fracture consolidation decreased to 5.6 degrees (p less than 0.01), indicating that children have a considerable ability to correct a rotational deformity by growth, especially during the first years after fracture. It was also found that tibial pin traction results in a greater rotational deformity than does bilateral Bryant traction.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development*; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014143:Traction