Pediatric Fracture Management

Children are prone to injuries and may sustain a fracture. Their treatment is often very challenging because there is a dilemma of diagnosis, the problem of the acceptable position, the effect of fracture on growth of child and above all the effect of growth on fracture. Thus the skeletal dynamics makes management of children's fractures very challenging. In treating pediatric fractures, age and timing of presentation has the most significant impact on treatment options. A window period exists a