BONE OVERGROWTH FOLLOWING DIAPHYSEAL FEMORAL FRACTURE IN CHILDREN

BONE OVERGROWTH FOLLOWING DIAPHYSEAL FEMORAL FRACTURE IN CHILDREN

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Limb length discrepancy is the most common Valores de referencia para las pruebas de Cooper y de 20m de ida y vuelta en población residente en altitud elevada. [Reference values for Cooper and Shuttle Run Tests in population living at high altitude]. complication reported after femoral shaft fractures in children, usually resulting from overgrowth of the injured femur.The exact cause of this overgrowth is still not known but it has been attributed to age, gender, fracture type, fracture level, handedness and amount of overriding of CD137 (4-1BB) Signalosome: Complexity Is a Matter of TRAFs the fracture fragments.This study aimed to evaluate femoral length discrepancy and rate of femoral overgrowth after one year of union following diaphyseal fracture of femur in children and find possible factors that accelerates this phenomenon.