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J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 90(3): 382-4, 2008 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18310765
RESUMO
Transepiphyseal separation of the neck of the femur following grand mal seizures is described in two children with cerebral palsy. Closed reduction and percutaneous fixation was followed by a period in a hip spica. Although the incidence of avascular necrosis of the femoral head is high following such injury, this has not occurred in these patients at a follow-up of 18 months.