RESULTS OF CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF FOREARM BONES FRACTURE IN CHILDREN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF OUTPATIENT AT VIET DUC HOSPITAL

Dương Đình Toàn1,2,, Lê Như Dũng3
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital
3 Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital

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Most of the forearm fracture in children easy to heal, and 10-20 degrees of angle are still acceptable because children's bones are self-correcting. Objectives: To evaluate the results of conservative treatment of forearm bones fracture in children at the department of outpatient at Viet Duc Hospital. Methods: Prospective description on 71 children under 16 years of age, diagnosed with closed forearm bones fracture, treated conservatively by traction and cast at the Department of outpatient. Evaluate the results according to Anderson criteria. Result: good 90.1%, good result 7.1%, average 2.8% no poor result. Conclusion: More than half of children's forearm fractures are fractures with less displacement, conservative treatment brings positive results.

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