results overall, ≥ 2 mm shortening of the radius was seen in 28% of the patients, 53% had 2 - 5 mm radial shortening and 19% of the patients had more than 5 mm shortening of the radius. most of the participants had acceptable outcomes. the mean angulation was 6.28 ± 2.85 degrees and the mean shortening was 3.92 ± 2.22. thirty-nine percent of the patients had an angulation of less than 5 mm, 56%...

BACKGROUND Supracondylar humerus fracture is the most common fracture of the elbow in children. Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning is considered to be the optimal treatment strategy; however, in some instances, open reduction may be necessary. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare clinical and functional results of triceps-splitting posterior versus lateral approach in pedia...

This type of fracture is related to the use of bisphosphonates (BFN), the first report was published in 2005 by Odvina [2]. In 2013 the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) described the criteria for FFA diagnosis. These criteria were classified as major and minor (Table 1) [1], at least 4 major criteria are needed for FFA diagnosis; juveniles are not needed but are usually pr...