Diagnosis, treatment and complications of radial head and neck fractures in the pediatric patient

Figure 5 A fracture can be reduced percutaneously in several ways. A: Percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation. Lateral radiograph of a 7-year-old boy with a proximal radius fracture after percutaneous reduction and fixation using two Kirschner wires; B and C: Intramedullary nail: Anteroposterior radiograph of a 10-year-old girl with a proximal radius fracture that was reduced and fixated using a flexible intramedullary nail (Metaizeau technique) (B), Lateral radiograph of a 10-year-old girl with a proximal radius fracture that was reduced and fixated using a flexible intramedullary nail (Metaizeau technique) (C).