Neglected Fractures of the Lateral Humeral Condyle in Children; Which Treatment for Which Condition

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ID15719450
AuthorsGiovanni Trisolino (0000-0002-0361-9920, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, corresponding author), Diego Antonioli (0000-0003-0353-2611, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Giovanni Gallone (0000-0001-9699-3577, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Stefano Stallone (0000-0003-2561-8096, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Paola Zarantonello (0000-0001-8135-0819, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Piergiuseppe Tanzi (0000-0002-6039-676X, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Eleonora Olivotto (0000-0002-6726-3177, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Luca Stilli (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Giovanni Luigi Di Gennaro (0000-0002-5562-2339, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli), Stefano Stilli (0000-0001-7802-8888, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli)
Year2021
Volume8
Issue1
Pages56-56
Publication date2021-01-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children8010056
PMID33477426
OpenAlexW3124957662
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

Our study describes outcomes from a cohort of children undergoing different treatments for neglected LHC fractures. Prolonged time interval between injury and treatment and perioperative major complications negatively impacted the treatment outcomes. Our findings strengthen the requirement for widely agreed guidelines of surgical management in neglected LHC fractures

Avascular necrosis · Cohort · Condyle · Elbow · Internal fixation · Medical record · Radiography · Retrospective cohort study · Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment · Medicine · Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries · Shoulder Injury and Treatment · Internal Medicine · Surgery

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