International Journal of Orthopaedics Sciences

Diaphyseal fractures of femur and tibia in children: Clinical profile

2019, Volume 5 Issue 3

Diaphyseal fractures of femur and tibia in children: Clinical profile

Author(s): Dr. Channabasava Patil and Dr. Amar J
Abstract: In children, bone changes from primarily weak woven to strong lamellar bone through remodeling during childhood. The lower limb buds appear during the fourth week of gestation, during the following mesenchyme condensation takes place. During sixth week it undergoes chondrification to form the initial model of femur. During 8th week, primary ossification occurs in shaft, during 8th month secondary ossification center starts in last two months of gestation. All children and adolescent patients between 5-16 years of age with diaphysis fractures of femur and / or tibia admitted at Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research, meeting the inclusion and the exclusion criteria during the study period were the subjects for the study. In the present study 13(43.3%) of the patients were 5-8 years, 7 (23.3%) were 9 to 12 years and 10(33.3%) were 13 to 16 years age group with the average age being 9.8 years. n the present study RTA was the most common mode of injury accounting for 16 (53.3%) cases, self-fall accounted for 11 (36.7%) cases and fall from height accounted for 3 (10%) of the cases.
Pages: 614-616  |  822 Views  67 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Dr. Channabasava Patil, Dr. Amar J. Diaphyseal fractures of femur and tibia in children: Clinical profile. Int J Orthop Sci 2019;5(3):614-616. DOI: 10.22271/ortho.2019.v5.i3k.1598
 
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