Figure 16.1
An oblique radiograph of a “buckle” fracture of the distal radius in a skeletally immature patient
Figure 16.2
AP and lateral radiographs of a Salter-Harris II physeal fracture in a skeletally immature patient
Adequate Reduction Parameters [1]
- 1.
In children less than 10 years old, less than 15o of angulation in the sagittal plane is acceptable; if the child is older than 10, less than 10° is acceptable if the physes of the radius are still open.Related posts:
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