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Cast immobilisation in situ versus open reduction and internal fixation of displaced medial epicondyle fractures in children between 7 and 16 years old. A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Medial epicondyle fracture of the humerus is a common injury in childhood. There is uniform agreement that minimally displaced fractures (dislocation ≤2 mm) can be treated nonoperatively with immobilisation. Open fractures, fractures with joint incarceration or ulnar nerve dysfunction...

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Autores principales: Hämäläinen, Tero, Ahonen, Matti, Helenius, Ilkka, Jalkanen, Jenni, Lastikka, Markus, Nietosvaara, Yrjänä, Salonen, Anne, Sinikumpu, Juha-Jaakko, Grahn, Petra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33941629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044627