Bone Abstracts

Hip fractures in children are extremely rare and account for less than 1% of all fractures in children. Most orthopaedic surgeons will treat only a few such fractures in a lifetime. They are associated with high complication rate because the vascular and osseous anatomy of the child’s proximal femur is vulnerable to injury. Knowledge of the blood supply to the immature proximal femoral epiphysis is necessary to adequately manage these injuries. Hip pain in children is a d...