The Floating Knee in the Pediatric Patient
Yue J, Churchill R, Cooperman D, Yasko A, Wilber J, Thompson G. The Floating Knee in the Pediatric Patient. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2000, 376: 124-136. PMID: 10906867, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200007000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageHospital stayOperative stabilizationLower-extremity length discrepancyYoung childrenInjury Severity ScoreTime of injurySecondary surgical proceduresHip spica castFloating KneeNonoperative groupMean followupIpsilateral femurConsecutive patientsOpen physesOpen reductionOperative groupPediatric patientsClosed reductionFemoral fracturesFemur fracturesInjury scoreInternal fixationTibia fracturesSeverity score