Tag Joost W. Colaris

Pediatric Forearm Fractures

Key Points Accept only minor fracture displacement in diaphyseal forearm fractures because the remodeling capacity is low and even mild malunion can result in impaired forearm rotation. Diaphyseal forearm fractures that are stable after reduction can be treated nonoperatively with…

Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures

Key Points Treatment of pediatric distal radius fractures (DRFs) is challenging because of possible involvement of the physis and the remodeling capacity by growth. Young children with a fracture close to the most active distal physis angulated in the sagittal…