Mistakes and complications in treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the forearm bones in children

Authors

  • Rakhmonberdy Khodzhaev
  • Gayrat Shermatov

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15674/0030-59872011294-95

Keywords:

diaphyseal fractures of the forearm, treatment, children

Abstract

Remote results of treatment of 143 children, aged 3-14 years, with diaphyseal fractures of the forearm bones were analysed in order to reveal the causes of their complications. Mistakes in conservative treatment were made in 18 patients (12.6 %) owing to unqualified assessment of radiograms and underestimation of clinical signs and symptoms. Imperfect immobilization of the fractures resulted in complications in 86 cases (60.1 %), nonobservance of fixation terms in 27 (18.9 %), frequent changes of plaster bandages in 12 (18.9 %), and absence of rehabilitation in 47 (32.6 %).

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Khodzhaev, R., & Shermatov, G. (2011). Mistakes and complications in treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the forearm bones in children. ORTHOPAEDICS TRAUMATOLOGY and PROSTHETICS, (2), 94–95. https://doi.org/10.15674/0030-59872011294-95

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No. 2 (2011)

Section

SHORT REPORTS AND NEWS FROM PRACTICE

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