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Bryam Esteban Coello Garcia
Postgraduate Doctor in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte - Brasil
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Andres Patricio Arias Bravo
General Practitioner at “Clínica Latino”, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Cuenca. Azuay-Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7754-1115
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Gabriela Johanna Bustos Velez
General Practitioner at “Clínica Latino”, faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Cuenca. Azuay-Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3636-9535
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Alexandra Verónica Brenner Peralta
General Practitioner in Independent Practice,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Guayaquil- Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4339-2899
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Sandra Johanna Laso Barrera
General Practitioner in Independent Practice,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Azuay- Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8243-4146
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Jessica Estefanía Correa Rivera
General Practitioner in Independent Practice,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Azuay- Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8583-3429
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Julio Andrés Brito Bayas
General Practitioner in Independent Practice,Faculty of Medical Sciences, UESS, Guayaquil - Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0518-7883
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Byron Fabián Pinos Reyes
General Practitioner at “Ministerio de Salud Pública”, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8217-5126
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Nathaly Mishell Naranjo Cevallos
General Practitioner at “Hospital Eugenio Espejo”, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad Central del Ecuador. Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3431-757X
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Jaime Eduardo Orquera Albarracin
0General Practitioner in Independent Practice,Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidad de Cuenca. Azuay- Ecuador ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9022-1618
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Keywords:
children, fractures, trauma, diaphysis, femur.
Abstract
Introduction: Fractures of the femur in young ages, both diaphyseal, intertrochanteric and femoral neck, are usually associated with high energy mechanisms. The treatment of femoral diaphysis fractures in children is controversial because the procedures used in adults are not applicable in the growth period.
Objective: to detail the current information related to femoral diaphyseal fractures in children, generalities, epidemiology, mechanism of production, physiopathology, characteristics of consolidation, treatment and complications...........
