Treatment of typical trampoline fracture of the proximal tibia in children: results of minimum 1 year follow-up.

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Abstract

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 3. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2023 Jun;49(3):1459-1465. doi: 10.1007/s00068-022-02181-w. Epub 2022 Dec 22. Greenstick fractures of the proximal metaphyseal tibia: a retrospective multicenter study on the outcome after non-surgical or surgical treatment and the occurrence of posttraumatic tibia valga. Weigert A(1), Lieber J(2), Buergener D(3), Grosser K(4), Strohm P(5), Schmittenbecher PP(6), Zwingmann J(7); Section of Pediatric Traumatology (SKT) of the German Association of Traumatologists (DGU). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany. annabelle.weigert@med.uni-muenchen.de. (2)Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, University Children's Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany. (3)Cnopf'sche Kinderklinik Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany. (4)Department of Pediatric Surgery, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany. (5)Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Klinikum Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany. (6)Department of Pediatric Surgery, Municipal Hospital, Karlsruhe, Germany. (7)Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, St. Elisabethen-Klinikum, Ravensburg, Germany. PURPOSE: This study investigates the occurrence of (progressive) posttraumatic valgus deformity after proximal metaphyseal greenstick fractures of the tibia in young children, and whether non-surgical or surgical treatment influences the outcome. METHODS: A retrospective multi-center study was conducted including surveys and X-rays of patients