Lower Extremity Fractures in Children: how to Avoid Pitfalls and Manage Complications
Giertych, B.F.; Hosseinzadeh, P.; Milbrandt, T.A.; Muchow, R.; Noonan, K.
Instructional Course Lectures 68: 427-442
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-6895 PMID: 32032070 Document Number: 699159
One in three children in the United States will sustain a fracture before the age of 16 years, and nearly one of every four pediatric visits is for a lower extremity musculoskeletal complaint. Clinicians should be familiar with the epidemiology, management, and complications of pediatric pelvis, hip, femur, tibia, and ankle fractures.