Tibial shaft fractures in adolescents: analysis of cast treatment successes and failures

This study retrospectively analyzed cast treatment of 75 adolescent closed tibial diaphyseal fractures. The average age was 13.3 years (range, 10–17.4 years). Of the patients, 21% (16/75) required cast change/wedging in the clinic for loss of reduction, and three patients (4%, 3/75) injured in vehicular collisions had failure of cast treatment, requiring an unplanned surgical intervention. Initial and immediate postreduction radiographic deformities were greater (P
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Invited Papers Source Type: research