Humeral Shaft and Proximal Humerus, Shoulder Dislocation

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FIGURE 21-1 Clinical photographs of a preadolescent child with atraumatic multidirectional instability. A: Anterior view demonstrates obvious anteroinferior position of the humeral head. B: View of the lateral aspect depicts…

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Pathologic Fractures

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1. Where is the lesion? Different bone lesions are seen more frequently in specific areas of the body and the bone (Figs. 8-1 and 8-2). FIGURE 8-1 Schematic distribution of…

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Diaphyseal Radius and Ulna Fractures

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FIGURE 12-1 Annual incidence of all fractures in children. (From Landin LA. Epidemiology of children’s fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 1997;6:79–83.) Large studies that distinguish distal radial fractures from forearm…

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Fractures and Dislocations of the Foot

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FIGURE 33-1 Appearance and fusion times of foot ossification centers, with figures in parentheses indicating the time of fusion of the primary and secondary ossification centers (y., years; m.i.u., months…

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Cervical Spine Injuries in Children

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Radiographic Evaluation of Specific Areas of the Spine Atlantooccipital Junction. The atlantooccipital interval remains the most difficult to assess for abnormalities, partly because of the difficulty in obtaining quality radiographs…

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Femoral Shaft Fractures

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FIGURE 27-1 The shaded area represents cortical thickness by age-group. This rapid increase in cortical thickness may contribute to the diminishing incidence of femoral fractures during late childhood. (Redrawn from…

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Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation in Children

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FIGURE 14-1 Bado classification. A: Type I (anterior dislocation): The radial head is dislocated anteriorly and the ulna has a short oblique or greenstick fracture in the diaphyseal or proximal…

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