title: Internal fixation of hip osteotomy in children. Successful healing in 26 children without postoperative casting.
abstract: We assessed the necessity of postoperative casting when a plate was used for fixation of a proximal femoral varus osteotomy. 26 children without postoperative immobilization were compared to 17 children with a cast. No complications were encountered in either group of children and all osteotomies showed similar healing. Our findings indicate that plate fixation provides adequate stability for healing of the osteotomy.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Orthopaedic Department, KAT Accident Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Voutsinas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anagnostopoulos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moutzouris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iliopoulos
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000601:surgery*; D001860:Bone Plates; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome