Open AccessClose Reduction Technique for Severely Displaced Radial Neck Fractures in Children
Author(s) -
Maulin Shah,
Gaurav Gupta,
Qaisur Rabbi,
Vikas Bohra,
Kemble K. Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00168-6
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow , avascular necrosis , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , forearm , range of motion , radiography , fixation (population genetics) , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , femoral head
Radial neck fractures account for 5-10% of paediatric elbow trauma. Radial neck fractures have been classified by Judet into five types (I-IVb). There is a global agreement to reduce radial neck fractures with angulation more than 30° (Type III, IVa and IVb). Various maneuvers have been described but none of them uniformly achieved complete reduction in severely displaced radial neck fractures (Type IVa and Type IVb Judet). In this case series, we are presenting our experience with close reduction of ten severely displaced paediatric radial neck fractures to achieve complete anatomical reduction.