Refracciones pediátricas de antebrazo con clavos flexibles in situ: factores de riesgo y manejo

Neeraj Mishra1, Chia-Yu Liu2, Nicole Kim Luan Lee3

  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

Resumen

Los niños mayores con clavos flexibles de tamaño insuficiente tienen un mayor riesgo de refracciones de antebrazo. El regreso temprano a los deportes aumenta este riesgo, pero las refracciones se pueden manejar de manera efectiva con yeso o cirugía.

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