title: [Supracondylar femoral fractures in children before the age of walking].
abstract: Supracondylar femoral fractures were found, in this report, to be the most common traumatic lesion in the healthy, pre-walking age infant. Diagnosis of such cases which display no longer a rare occurrence, requires accurate x-ray films on two levels, because incomplete fractures may be easily overlooked. Awareness of the normal development of motor function within the first year of life is of great importance to prevent injuries to the immature musculoskeletal system before the beginning of voluntary walking. The acquisition of motor skills was not interrupted and limb length discrepancy was not noted in any of our patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Sferopoulos
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Papavasiliou
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Fractures supra-condyliennes du fémur de l'enfant avant l'âge de la marche.