title: [The results of forearm fractures by percutaneous stabilization in children].
abstract: Between 1997 and 1999, 332 children (251 boys and 81 girls), aged 1 to 16, with fractures of the forearm bones were treated at the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Oncology in Łódź. In 38 patients (11.4%) percutaneous intramedullary Kirschner wiring of displaced fragments was performed. Proper reduction and good union of the fractured bones was achieved in all cases. Early evaluation performed at 6 months to 2 years after surgery revealed full joint mobility, preserved bone axis and no bone-length differences in comparison with the healthy forearm. Limitation of carpal joint mobility found in 4 cases (10.5%) was treated with prolonged (3 to 6 months) therapeutic rehabilitation. No patient in the analyzed series showed any symptoms of ostitis. The obtained results indicate that percutaneous intramedullary Kirschner wiring is a simple and effective way of treating chosen cases of forearm fractures in children.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chirurgii i Onkologii Dzieciecej, Akademia Medyczna w Łodzi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krakós
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miodek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niedzielski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Wyniki leczenia złamań trzonów kości przedramienia u dzieci metoda przezskórnej, śródszpikowej stabilizacji.