title: [Subtrochanteric fracture in children treated with minimally invasive surgery: case report].
abstract: Subtrochanteric fractures in children are rare events that occur in only 4% of all femur fractures; most injuries occur as a result of high-energy trauma, being young male patients the most affected. The management of this type of injury is controversial; there are many forms of treatment, including the use of plaster spica 90-90, closed reduction and use of elastic or rigid intramedullary nails, open reduction and plate placement, and the use of external fixators. Most suggest that for children under 10 a nonoperative approach should be preferred and that older ones should be managed surgically, but it is between six and 12-year-olds that most of the controversy exists. In this article, we present the management of this entity with a proximal fracture plate using a minimally invasive technique.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Santander, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guzmán-Vargas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Santander, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Rincón-Cardozo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Santander, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Camacho-Casas
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
keywords: Fracture; femur; subtrochanteric; surgery; treatment