TITLE:
Surgical Treatment of a Subtrochanteric Pseudarthrosis in a 5 Year-Old Child at the University Hospital of Tingandogo in Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Anatole Jean Innocent Ouedraogo, Oumar Salia, Sayouba Tinto, Alexandre Stanislas Korsaga, Ningwende Paul Fernand Ouedraogo, Anselme Noaga Nikiema, Namori Keita, Hamado Kafando, Mamoudou Sawadogo, Songahir Christophe Da
KEYWORDS:
Pseudarthrosis, Sub-Trochanter, Child, Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
4,
2019
ABSTRACT: The subtrochanteric fractures are relatively rare in the child and they constitute a therapeutic problem. The pseudarthrosis of this fracture in the child is often the complication of a subtrochanteric fracture treated orthopedically. We report the case of a subtrochanteric pseudarthrosis in a 5 year-old child occurred following an orthopedic treatment. After surgical treatment by bloody reduction and pinning, the pseudarthrosis consolidated in 10 months with satisfactory functional results.