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Fraktury dlouhých kostí u dětí

Title in English Fractures of long bones in children
Authors

SKOTÁKOVÁ Jarmila BARTL Vladimír CHARVATOVÁ Marcela RÁČILOVÁ Zdeňka DOHNALOVÁ Lucie

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Česká radiologie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Other medical specializations
Keywords Birth trauma; Bone remodeling; Epiphyseolysis; Fractures in children; Incomplete fractures; Supracondylar fractures; Toddlers fracture
Description Fractures in children differ from fractures in adults. The bones are more flexible in children, grow in lenght, has good remodeling ability. Some fractures are typical in childhood, do not occur in adults (supracondylar fracture), Besides X-rays, CT, MRI, the ultrasound examination of the trauma is also possible, especially in nonossified skeleton. Fractures in children can be divided into some types: birth (delivery) trauma, toddlers fractures, epiphyseolysis, incomplete fractures, stress fractures, supracondylar fractures.

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