A Perspective on Management of Limb Fractures in Obese Children: Is It Time for Dedicated Guidelines?

• Main Authors: Fabrizio Donati (Author), Pier Francesco Costici (Author), Sergio De Salvatore (Author), Aaron Burrofato (Author), Enrico Micciulli (Author), Aniello Maiese (Author), Paola Santoro (Author), Raffaele La Russa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Limb fractures are the most common injuries in pediatric orthopedics. Early and late complications are often not preventable, even when providing the best treatment; furthermore, these injuries are largely implicated in medico-legal claims. The development of evidence-based guidelines is one of the...