Artigo Revisado por pares

Irreducible Salter-Harris Type II Fracture of the Distal Radial Epiphysis

1987; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 7; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/01241398-198707060-00018

ISSN

1539-2570

Autores

Paul D. Lesko, Theodore Georgis, Peter Slabaugh,

Tópico(s)

Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment

Resumo

A Salter-Harris Type II fracture of the distal radius in a skeletally immature adolescent was irreducible by closed means. At open reduction, an invaginated periosteal flap was found to be responsible for the incomplete reduction. Removal of the flap resulted in an anatomic reduction.

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