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Orthopaedics

Paediatric Distal Femur Fractures (AO Based)

Built from AO Surgery Reference: Orthopedic Trauma, Pediatric Trauma (AO Foundation)

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  1. 01

    Overview

    • Introduction
    • Distal femoral fractures in children
    • Anatomy of the distal femur
    • Developmental anatomy of the distal femur
    • Physeal anatomy and cartilage
    • Physeal anatomy and cartilage
    • Undulating physis: clinical consequences
    • Undulating physis: clinical consequences
    • Popliteal fossa and structures at risk
    • Popliteal fossa and structures at risk
    • Clinical and radiological assessment
    • History and associated conditions
    • Injury patterns to look for
    • Injury patterns to look for
    • Imaging modalities and their roles
    • Imaging modalities and their roles
    • Occult physeal injury and abuse
    • Occult physeal injury and abuse
    • Timing of treatment
    • AO pediatric classification
    • Epiphyseal fractures: 33-E/1 to E/3
    • Epiphyseal fractures: 33-E/4 and E/8
    • Metaphyseal fractures: 33-M
    • Type tree of the pediatric distal femur
    • Fracture types as drawn by AO
    • Fracture types as drawn by AO (cont.)
    • Operative set-up and approaches
    • Supine positioning and C-arm set-up
    • Supine positioning and C-arm set-up
    • Open reduction of SH II: which side
    • Open reduction of SH II: which side
    • Lateral approach to the distal femur
    • Lateral approach to the distal femur
    • Medial approach to the distal femur
    • Medial approach to the distal femur
    • Salter-Harris I and II fractures
    • SH I and II: definition and mechanism
    • SH I and II: definition and mechanism
    • SH I and simple SH II: options
    • SH I and simple SH II: options (cont.)
    • SH I and II: decision logic
    • SH I and II: decision logic
    • Closed reduction of SH I and II
    • Closed reduction of SH I and II
    • K-wire fixation across the physis
    • K-wire fixation across the physis
    • K-wire principles near the physis
    • K-wire principles near the physis
    • Lag screw through Thurstan Holland wedge
    • Lag screw through Thurstan Holland wedge
    • SH II multifragmentary (33-E/2.2)
    • SH II multifragmentary (33-E/2.2) (cont.)
    • Plating across the growth plate
    • Plating across the growth plate
    • Salter-Harris III and IV fractures
    • SH III and IV: principles
    • SH III (33-E/3.1 and E/3.2): options
    • SH III (33-E/3.1 and E/3.2): options
    • SH IV (33-E/4.1 and E/4.2): options
    • SH IV (33-E/4.1 and E/4.2): options
    • Epiphyseal screw fixation of SH III
    • Epiphyseal screw fixation of SH III
    • Pitfalls of epiphyseal screw fixation
    • Pitfalls of epiphyseal screw fixation
    • Why anatomical reduction: Gomes and Volpon
    • Why anatomical reduction: Gomes and Volpon
    • Intraarticular flake and avulsion fractures
    • Intraarticular flake (33-E/8)
    • Intraarticular flake (33-E/8)
    • Flake: excision versus fixation
    • Flake: excision versus fixation
    • Ligament avulsions (33-M/7)
    • Ligament avulsions (33-M/7)
    • Metaphyseal fractures
    • Torus/buckle fracture (33-M/2.1)
    • Metaphyseal simple (33-M/3.1): options
    • Metaphyseal simple (33-M/3.1): options
    • Metaphyseal simple (33-M/3.1): continued
    • Metaphyseal simple (33-M/3.1): continued
    • Metaphyseal multifragmentary (33-M/3.2)
    • Metaphyseal multifragmentary (33-M/3.2)
    • Unstable metaphyseal fracture: implant
    • Unstable metaphyseal fracture: implant
    • Antegrade ESIN: steps
    • Antegrade ESIN: steps
    • ESIN pearls and pitfalls
    • ESIN pearls and pitfalls
    • External fixation of the distal femur
    • External fixation of the distal femur

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  2. 02

    Casting, aftercare and complications

    • Long leg cast: key steps
    • Long leg cast: key steps
    • Aftercare by treatment
    • Aftercare by treatment
    • Vascular injury: diagnosis and treatment
    • Growth-plate follow-up schedule
    • Growth-plate follow-up schedule
    • Complete versus partial growth arrest
    • Complete versus partial growth arrest
    • Take-home messages
    • References (1 of 6)
    • References (2 of 6)
    • References (3 of 6)
    • References (4 of 6)
    • References (5 of 6)
    • References (6 of 6)
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