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Plaster vs surgery
My 7 years old son got his hand fractured on Thursday, the dr had put plaster without giving anesthesia.
On Monday we went for another x ray and the dr told that he will have to again realign the bone in OT as it is still tilted.
He gave us 2 options:
1- realignment of bone under anesthesia ( he says there are still chances of bone displacement)
2- A surgery in which he will put 1 or 2 nails in the bone.
Pls guide doctors what should be done.
Attaching both pre plaster and post plaster x rays.
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I usually avoid surgery in small kids.
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There seems to be rotation... In the first xray you shared.
Not a acceptable reduction acc to me.
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Bones in children heal magically, but rotational element is one that cannot be corrected.
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Dr. Venkatesh Putta
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Hyderabad
Better to go with tens nailing...its a closed procedure and will be done under radiological guidance.. better results with surgical treatment
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