[The femoral neck fracture in childhood]

A retrospective study into fracture of the femoral neck in childhood was compiled from 18 hospitals by the Working Group on Paediatric Traumatology, since conditions of that kind were found to be very rare. Thirty-eight fractures were kept under observation, with follow-up checks being made on 29 of them. An account is first given of peculiarities of the proximal femur in childhood. Results are communicated, and therapeutic approaches are compared. A therapeutic proposal has been derived from these findings as well as from literature data.