The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures at a Level I trauma center. Data were analyzed to identify risk factors associated with closed reduction failure. Closed pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures that were treated at the authors' trauma center between October 1997 and January 2009 were reviewed. The main outcome variable was necess...

This study was designed to evaluate the results of treatment of joint contractures (6 patients) and dislocations (2 cases) with an Ilizarov device. Six patients with restricting joint contractures were successfully treated and after gradual scar expansion they achieved a significant improvement in their range of motion. One patient with elbow instability after closed dislocation achieved 5 degr...

A. Reduction-closed barbed congruence (Section II) Definition 28 (Reduction-closed barbed congruence). Let L be a process calculus, in which a reduction relation −→L and barb predicates ↓a , for each a in a given set of names, have been defined. A relationR on the processes of L is context-closed if PRQ implies C[P ]RC[Q], for each context C of L; the relation is barb-preserving if for any name...

<p class="abstract">There are several advantages in the treatment of fractures by means closed reduction. Percutaneous fixation is a type biological fixation. The aim and objectives this study to demonstrate technique percutaneous tension band wiring cases transverse, non- comminuted olecranon patella decrease soft tissue dissection, blood loss, chances infection ensure speedy mobilizatio...

T-condylar fractures of the humerus are a rare fracture pattern in children. The usual recommendation is to treat them with open reduction and internal fixation, in accordance to the usual practice in adult fracture patterns. This involves extensive surgical approach to the elbow to allow anatomic reduction and placement of hardware for rigid fixation. The authors present a technique of closed ...

The extended lateral L-shaped approach for the treatment of displaced intra-articular fractures of the calcaneum may be complicated by wound infection, haematoma, dehiscence and injury to the sural nerve. In an effort to reduce the risk of problems with wound healing a technique was developed that combined open reduction and fixation of the joint fragments and of the anterior process with percu...