Internal fixation of hip osteotomy in children. Successful healing in 26 children without postoperative casting.
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.
Voutsinas
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Pediatric Orthopaedic Department, KAT Accident Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Anagnostopoulos
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Papadopoulos
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Moutzouris
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Iliopoulos
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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