INTRODUCTION: Dislocated @entity174 of the third and fourth degree, according to the Judet classification, are rare events in @entity1 . These @entity174 account for 1% of all paediatric @entity174 . Their relatively low incidence is inversely proportional to the serious morphofuntional alterations that can follow without treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nine paediatric @entity1 with an average age of 9.1 years (range 6-12 years), with @entity174 of the third and fourth degree, according to the Judet classification, were treated between 2010 and 2011. All @entity1 underwent percutaneous reduction and fixation using only one K-wire by the same surgeon in a surgery time of 20min (range 15-25 min). The average follow-up was 26.6 months (range 12-36 months), with X-rays and clinical evaluations conducted at four time points. The results were assessed radiologically (M  taizeau classification) and clinically (Mayo Clinic Elbow Performance Score). RESULTS: X-ray results (according to M  taizeau) were excellent in eight cases and good in one case. Clinical results were excellent in all cases. There was only one minor complication: a superficial @entity272 that was treated with an oral antibiotic. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results achieved in our hospital with a percutaneous reduction and fixation technique using only one K-wire in @entity1 with dislocated @entity174 of the third and fourth degree. The results obtained indicate that a single percutaneous surgery act that circumvents further operations is the best option for these @entity1 . CONCLUSION: Although the number of @entity1 in the study was small, the results are encouraging and support the continued use of this one-step percutaneous reduction and fixation technique.

Paediatric XXXX : One-step percutaneous reduction and fixation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'radial neck fractures'] @entity272 :: ('MESH:D012871', 'Disease') :: ['skin infection']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['radial neck fractures']
