[Forearm fractures in childhood (author's transl)].

Forearm fractures are the most frequent fractures in childhood. We were treating 759 fractures of this kind. Our results obtained were compared with other authors dealing with this subject. The treatment of choice is conservative. Only in 1.9% surgical measures (osteosynthesis) are required. Refractures are mostly caused as a result of short immobilisation. Compared with those values to be found in literature (7 to 9%) we observed refractures only in 0.3% of our cases.