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Erschienen in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 6/2018

17.04.2018 | Letter to the Editor

Long-term complications of lateral condyle fractures are close to same as short-term complications

verfasst von: Jaakko Sinikumpu

Erschienen in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Ausgabe 6/2018

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It is generally accepted that childhood fractures are more bening in nature, compared with fractures of mature skeleton, due to high rate of union and the great potential of remodeling [1]. Nevertheless, they are just lateral humerus condyle fractures if any that are usually associated with complications. Lateral condyle fractures result in less satisfactory outcomes than other elbow fractures in children [2]. In this regard, I warmly appreciate the purpose of the recent systematic review by Dr. Tan et al., while they aimed “to better describe the characteristics and complications” of these challenging fractures [3]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Long-term complications of lateral condyle fractures are close to same as short-term complications
verfasst von
Jaakko Sinikumpu
Publikationsdatum
17.04.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-018-2934-9

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