[Effectiveness of conservative treatment following distal radius epiphyses injuries]

From 1966 to 1978, 122 infants and children suffering from injuries of the distal radial epiphysis were treated by reposition and repeated reposition. 68 of them were followed-up from 2 to 13 years later. In most cases spontaneous correction of remaining deformities by growth could be demonstrated. This remodelling of angulation depends on type and extent of the epiphyseal injury, the age of the patient and the time gone after the accident.