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Case Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 5 Issue 7, July 2016

A Unique Case of Severe Rotational Malunion in a Conservatively Treated Paediatric Femoral Diaphyseal fracture which Needed Corrective Surgery

Dr. Nikhil Gokhale | Dr. Prakash Chandra ^[2] | Dr. Sunil Shahane ^[2] | Dr Hardik Kapopara

Abstract: The management guidelines of femoral shaft fractures in children vary according to age. Conservatively managed femoral diaphyseal fractures have a propensity to malunite. Although the angular deformities in coronal and saggital plane have a remodelling potential, rotational deformities do not. We present a case of a 6-year old boy who developed a rotational malunion of about 80 degrees after conservative management of a femoral diaphyseal fracture and had to undergo a corrective osteotomy.

Keywords: Subtrochanteric osteotomy, Thomas splint, paediatric femoral diaphyseal fractures

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 7, July 2016,

Pages: 1573 - 1577