1. Shear fractures of the capitellum in children: a case report and narrative review
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Jean-Marc Pilotto, Silvia Valisena, Giacomo De Marco, Oscar Vazquez, Vincenzo De Rosa, Mario Mendoza Sagaon, Geraldo De Coulon, Romain Dayer, Dimitri Ceroni, and Christina Steiger
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capitellum ,fracture ,pediatric ,osteosynthesis ,shear fracture ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
The shear fractures of the capitellum are rare fractures in the pediatric population. Their diagnosis is challenging because of the high cartilaginous component of the growing elbow, requiring a high level of clinical suspicion especially in the case of small osteochondral or chondral fragments. The literature on capitellar shear fractures is mainly represented by case reports, which provides a patchy view of the topic. For this reason, we aimed to draw a narrative review presenting the available management strategies and their outcomes, and present two cases treated in our institution.
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- 2024
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