Hip fractures rarely occur in children but when it occurs it is potentially very serious. Fracture in children is due to high velocity trauma, for example falling from a height or a car accident. Among the high risk complications we can get avascular necrosis, premature physeal closure and coxa vara when we use screws. Between the age of 4 and 9 the ligamentous teres contributes very little to ...

PURPOSE Our research was aimed at studying the radiographic and histological outcomes of using flexible intramedullary nailing (FIN) combined with Ilizarov external fixation (IEF) versus Ilizarov external fixation alone on a canine model of an open tibial shaft fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS Transverse diaphyseal tibial fractures were modelled in twenty dogs. Fractures in the dogs of group 1...

The Ilizarov technique is an alternative for the treatment of complex foot deformities in children. The authors retrospectively reviewed children with relapsed clubfoot deformity, treated with soft tissue procedures and additional correction with an Ilizarov frame. Twelve consecutive patients (13 feet) with relapsed clubfoot deformity after previous surgical correction were reviewed. Treatment ...

BACKGROUND In dislocated proximal tibial fractures, the most frequently used treatment is ORIF with screws and plates. Minimally-invasive techniques using external fixation are an alternative. The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical and radiological results using the Ilizarov technique in both uni- and bicondylar tibial fractures. METHODS Thirty consecutive patients with isolated fr...