Conservative treatment of eminentia intercondylaris fractures of the tibia in children

Seventeen patients (16 children, 1 adolescent) were reviewed 31 months to 71 months after sustaining the common childhood fracture of the eminentia intercondylaris of the tibia. The aim was to assess long-term results and prognosis by clinical and radiological examination and to discover whet...

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Main Authors: O Ahmet Atay, Mahmut Nedim Doral, Onur Tetik, Gürsel Leblebicioğlu
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2002-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2957
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description Seventeen patients (16 children, 1 adolescent) were reviewed 31 months to 71 months after sustaining the common childhood fracture of the eminentia intercondylaris of the tibia. The aim was to assess long-term results and prognosis by clinical and radiological examination and to discover whether conservative treatment was adequate for type I and type II fractures according to Meyers and McKeever. Early improvement occurred in all patients after conservative treatment, but long-term results were not satisfactory in displaced fractures,which were treated with closed reduction and immobilization in extension. Therefore, anatomic reduction and rigid fixation should be obtained for displaced fractures of the eminentia intercondylaris of the tibia.
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spelling doaj-art-a830a431ac014e479b48c38f211751c22025-08-20T02:59:42ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212002-04-01442Conservative treatment of eminentia intercondylaris fractures of the tibia in childrenO Ahmet Atay0Mahmut Nedim DoralOnur TetikGürsel LeblebicioğluDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Seventeen patients (16 children, 1 adolescent) were reviewed 31 months to 71 months after sustaining the common childhood fracture of the eminentia intercondylaris of the tibia. The aim was to assess long-term results and prognosis by clinical and radiological examination and to discover whether conservative treatment was adequate for type I and type II fractures according to Meyers and McKeever. Early improvement occurred in all patients after conservative treatment, but long-term results were not satisfactory in displaced fractures,which were treated with closed reduction and immobilization in extension. Therefore, anatomic reduction and rigid fixation should be obtained for displaced fractures of the eminentia intercondylaris of the tibia. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2957
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Conservative treatment of eminentia intercondylaris fractures of the tibia in children
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Conservative treatment of eminentia intercondylaris fractures of the tibia in children
title_full Conservative treatment of eminentia intercondylaris fractures of the tibia in children
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title_short Conservative treatment of eminentia intercondylaris fractures of the tibia in children
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