Open AccessDistal forearm fractures in children: Cast index as predictor of re-manipulation
Author(s) -
Ujjwal K. Debnath,
Abhijit Guha,
Sreejib Das
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.80322
Subject(s) - medicine , forearm , index (typography) , orthodontics , surgery , world wide web , computer science
Displaced distal forearm fractures in children have been treated in above-elbow plaster casts since the last century. Cast index (CI) has been proposed as a measure to indicate how well the cast is molded to the contours of the forearm. In this study the CI in post-manipulation radiographs were analyzed to evaluate its relevance to re-angulation of distal forearm fractures in children in different age-groups.