[Some considerations on evaluation of the acutely limping child].

Introduction: An acute limp implies an underlying pathology that causes disruption of the standard gait pattern.

Diagnosis And History Of Disease: The differential diagnosis of a limp includes trauma, infection neoplasia, inflammatory, congenital, neuromuscular or developmental disorders. History of disease and clinical examination present first steps in adequate evaluation.

[Osteosynthesis with Kirschner wires in the treatment of dislocation fractures of the forearm in children].

Introduction: Forearm fractures make 13-18% of all injuries of the upper extremities in children. Most of them are older than 6 years. The degree of tolerance is different but children younger than 8 years can tolerate 15-20 degrees of angulation, 45 degrees of inadequate rotation and total displacement.