Surgical treatment for Salter-Harris type II distal femoral epiphysis injury

Results of surgical treatment for Salter-Harris type II distal femoral epiphysis injury in 4 boys aged 10-16 are presented. In 3 cases the epiphysis was fixed with two screws introduced above the growth plate. Kirschner wires inserted through epiphysis were used in one case. Healing occurred in all...

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Published inChirurgia narzadow ruchu i ortopedia polska Vol. 63; no. 2; p. 143
Main Authors Wójcik, K, Wojciechowski, P, Kusz, D
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 1998
Subjects
Adolescent
Bone Wires
Child
Epiphyses - diagnostic imaging
Epiphyses - injuries
Epiphyses - pathology
Femoral Fractures - diagnosis
Femoral Fractures - surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - methods
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Results of surgical treatment for Salter-Harris type II distal femoral epiphysis injury in 4 boys aged 10-16 are presented. In 3 cases the epiphysis was fixed with two screws introduced above the growth plate. Kirschner wires inserted through epiphysis were used in one case. Healing occurred in all cases. Shortening of the femur due to the injury to the distal growth plate was observed in 2 patients. In these cases surgery was preceded by two attempts to reduce displacement conservatively. MRI and CT studies are useful in diagnostics for epiphyseal injuries and their consequences.