Clinical measurement of longitudinal femoral overgrowth following fracture in children.
We have studied residual limb length inequality following femoral shaft fractures in 62 children. From 61.2% of the children who had shortening of more than 1 cm at union, 34.21% still maintained the shortening at the completion of study. The longitudinal femoral overgrowth occurred significantly during the first 18 months of the fracture in 77.4% of the children, with an average of 1.17 cm. Children with proximal-third fractures and those who sustained the fractures before eight years of age have higher capability to correct the limb length disparity.
Nordin
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Department of Orthopaedic, School of Medical Science, HUSM, Kelantan, Malaysia. nordins@kb.usm.my
Ros
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Faisham
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005269:Femur / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies