Management of a Proximal Femoral Central Physeal Bar in a 3-Year-Old Child Using a Novel Surgical Technique: A Case Report.
Prakash ChauhanVidyasagar ChandankereDhiren GanjwalaPublished in: JBJS case connector (2024)
Screw penetration across physis during management of femoral neck fracture can cause growth arrest in a young child. Our technique is useful when physeal bar is central and linear. It can allow sufficient growth and remodeling to restore a near-normal hip both radiologically and clinically.