Correction of the Malunited Forearm Fracture

1984/09/01 by N. BLACKBURN, N. K. Blackburn, I. ZIV +3 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Bone fractures and treatments #Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

paper · doi:10.1097/00003086-198409000-00007

Abstract

Malunion of a child's forearm fracture is a functional and cosmetic disability. Drill osteoclasis is an alternative to open osteotomy. Fifteen consecutive cases demonstrate the following advantages of the technique: (1) the absence of an unsightly scar, (2) full, reliable correction of the deformity, (3) no need for a second operation to remove a plate, and (4) no risk of fracture occurring subsequently through a screw hole.

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