title: Results in displaced radial neck fractures in children. Metaizeau technique versus arthrotomy.
abstract: The aim of the present article is to ascertain the differences between two surgical treatments commonly used in displaced radial neck fractures in children. We report the retrospective results of 20 displaced radial neck fractures with > 30 degrees of tilt (Judet grades 3-4) in children aged between 7 and 14 years treated with closed intramedullary pinning according to the Metaizeau technique (6 cases) or with arthrotomy and pinning (14 cases). Sex distribution was 14 girls and 6 boy. The average follow-up was 43 months. We found no relationship between delay in the surgical treatment and functional results. On the other hand, a relationship between residual final tilt and poorer functional results appears. The Metaizeau technique produced better results and fewer complications than arthrotomy and pinning, and, in our opinion, is the treatment of choice in this type of fracture.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Traumatologia e Chirurgia Ortopedica, Ospedale Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garcia-Alvarez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gil-Albarova
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seral
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001858:Bone Nails; D001864:Bone Wires; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors