Closed Reduction and Spica Casting of Femur Fractures
Closed Reduction and Spica Casting of Femur Fractures Howard R. Epps Matthew R. Garner John M. Flynn DEFINITION Femoral shaft fractures in children occur with an incidence of 20 per…
Pediatric Hip Fractures
Pediatric Hip Fractures Ernest L. Sink Benjamin F. Ricciardi DEFINITION Pediatric hip fractures comprise less than 1% of all pediatric fractures; however, appropriate management of these injuries is essential to…
Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures
Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures Matthew J. Garberina Charles L. Getz DEFINITION Humeral shaft fractures, which account for about 3% of adult fractures, usually result from a direct blow…
Sternoclavicular Fracture Injury
Sternoclavicular Fracture Injury R. Jay Lee Afamefuna M. Nduaguba David A. Spiegel DEFINITION Sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation is an injury to the only bony articulation between the upper extremity and the axial…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Proximal Humerus Fractures Mark T. Dillon Stephen Torres Mohit Gilotra David L. Glaser DEFINITION Proximal humerus fractures may involve the surgical neck, the greater…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Clavicular Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Clavicular Fractures J. Todd R. Lawrence R. Justin Mistovich DEFINITION The clavicle, from the Latin clavicula, which means “little branch,” is possibly named for…
Pediatric Proximal Humerus Fractures
Pediatric Proximal Humerus Fractures Craig P. Eberson DEFINITION Proximal humerus fractures (physeal and metaphyseal) are common in the pediatric population. Most of these injuries can be treated nonoperatively because of…
Humeral Shaft Fracture Stabilization with Elastic Nails
Humeral Shaft Fracture Stabilization with Elastic Nails Nathan W. Skelley J. Eric Gordon DEFINITION Humeral shaft fractures comprise approximately 2.5% of all traumatic fractures in children.11 Nearly all humeral diaphyseal…
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Radial Head and Neck Fractures
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Radial Head and Neck Fractures Yung Han George Frederick Hatch III John M. Itamura DEFINITION Radial head and neck fractures are the most common…
Supracondylar Humeral Osteotomy for Correction of Cubitus Varus
Supracondylar Humeral Osteotomy for Correction of Cubitus Varus Yi-Meng Yen Richard E. Bowen Norman Y. Otsuka DEFINITION Cubitus varus is a deformity of the distal humerus that results in a…
