Open AccessComplicated distal femoral epiphyseolysis treated by Ilizarov method: Case report
Author(s) -
Vesna Jovanovic,
Zoran Vukaŝinović,
Igor Šešlija
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1006367j
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , neurovascular bundle , fixation (population genetics) , femur , reduction (mathematics) , ilizarov technique , weight bearing , decompression , external fixator , geometry , environmental health , mathematics , population
Injuries of the distal femur are rare in children; however, they are frequently associated with complications. They are almost always physeal, most frequently Salter-Harris type II epiphyseolysis. The treatment of such injuries is similar in all physeal injuries. It is intended to provide growth plate recovery by gentle reduction and stable fixation thus preventing secondary complications, and also to provide decompression of the segment to solve the compartment syndrome and recover the neurovascular structures.