Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1926;8:273-278.
© 1926 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR IN CHILDREN
WILLIAM ARTHUR CLARK A.M., M.D.
The overhead extension is the most dependable method for oblique fractures and the method of immediate reduction and cast under ether is usually best for the transverse type.
A leg not more than one cm. shorter than the sound leg with good alignment should be the goal of treatment.
Open reduction is not often indicated.