Triplane and Tillaux fractures: is a 2 mm residual gap acceptable?

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 16. Int Orthop. 2011 Oct;35(10):1497-502. doi: 10.1007/s00264-011-1277-8. Epub 2011 May 24. Physeal injuries of the proximal humerus: long-term results in seventy two patients. Binder H(1), Schurz M, Aldrian S, Fialka C, Vécsei V. Author information: (1)Department of Trauma Surgery, Vienna Medical University, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. harald.binder@meduniwien.ac.at PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate our treatment methods of proximal humeral physeal injuries retrospectively and elucidate the relationship between the trauma mechanism, the radiographic injury pattern, the consequent therapy and the functional outcome, and to further deduct and verify prognostic criteria. METHODS: At our Department of Trauma Surgery, 303 children and adolescent patients with fractures of the proximal humeral epiphysis were treated from 1992 to 2009. 72 cases were diagnosed as physeal fractures according to the Salter-Harris classification and were included in our study. RESULTS: 15 physeal fractures of the proximal humerus were reconstructed anatomically by open or closed reduction and produced 93.3% excellent results. 57 physeal fractures were treated in a conservative way and produced 94.7% excellent results. CONCLUSION: We state that epiphyseal injuries should to be treated depending on the age of the patient. This is the only way to decrease the rate of posttraumatic epiphysiodesis with consequent problems, including limb-length discrepancy and/or angular deformities. DOI: 10.1007/s00264-011-1277-8 PMCID: PMC3174291