[Orbital Fractures in Children].

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Diagnosis and treatment of fractures of the facial skeleton in children can be difficult due to the skeletal growth. MATERIAL AND METHODS The 9-year retrospective study included patients admitted with the orbital fracture diagnosis to the University Hospital Brno, Children s Hospital, Department of Paediatric ENT, Department of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, and Department of Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedics and Traumatology. We looked into the number of patients admitted to the hospital with the orbital fracture diagnosis and the cause of the injury, the age of patients, and the used treatment method - surgical or non-operative treatment were analysed.

[Options for correction of post-traumatic length discrepancies in forearm bones in children (case reports)].

Correction of radius length after a premature complete or partial closure of the distal epiphyseal plate is important for both the correction of radial deviation of the hand and the restoration of normal function of the radiocarpal articulation. This study comprised four patients. Two children with complete closure of the epiphyseal plate of the distal radius underwent callotaxis.

[Mini-invasive osteosynthesis in injuries of the finger phalangeal bones in children].

Injuries of the skeleton of phalanges of the fingers are along with injuries of the forearm the most frequent fractures in childhood and in the great majority conservative treatment is possible. Only exceptionally primary surgery is needed and if it fails and redislocation occurs, surgical treatment is indicated. Then the method of choice is miniinvasive osteosynthesis--percutaneous fixation.

[Mini-invasive osteosynthesis in injuries of the metacarpal bones in children].

Injuries of the metacarpal bones in child and adolescent age are much less frequent than in adult age. Most frequently the IVth and Vth metacarpal bone are affected where paradoxically in the distal area metaphyseal fractures predominate over injuries of the physes. During the period between 1994-1998 on account of this injury in our department a total of 11 patients were treated by the method of miniinvasive osteosynthesis.