Age | Treatment |
Birth to 24 mo | Pavlik harness (newborn to 6 mo) |
Immediate spica cast | |
Traction → spica cast | |
24 mo to 5 yr | Immediate spica cast |
Traction → spica cast | |
External fixation (rare) | |
Flexible intramedullary rod (rare) | |
6-11 yr | Traction → spica cast |
Flexible intramedullary rod | |
Compression or submuscular plate | |
External fixation | |
12 yr to maturity | Flexible intramedullary rod |
Compression or submuscular plate | |
Locked intramedullary rod | |
External fixation |
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