Management of Pediatric Femur Fracture Using 90-90 Traction.

Kim, Victoria; Milton, Joe; Mashru, Rakesh P; Graf, Kenneth W · J Orthop Trauma · 2021

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This video discusses treatment of pediatric femur fractures using 90-90 traction, followed by delayed spica casting. This study details the treatment of a 2-year-old girl with a subtrochanteric femur fracture featuring a 4-cm acute shortening and severe malalignment. The patient was placed in 90-90 traction in the operative setting. When adequate callous was observed radiographically, the patient was treated with a spica cast in the hospital on day 16. She was noted to have obtained uneventful healing of the fracture with no functional deficits, as detailed during serial office visits.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy