[Pseudarthrosis, growth deformity and malpostioning after fractures in childhood (author's transl)].

Malpositioning of head fractures in children can carrect itself spontaneously, depending on various parameters. Tolerance thresholds, the consequences of noncorrected malpositioning and the indications for operative correction are reported. Growth disturbances following healing of fractures are most frequent in the elbow, knee and ankle joints. Occasionally operative correction in necessary, sometimes repeatedly. Pseudarthrosis, although rare in growing bones because of the high capacity for regeneration, is treated according to the established principles of pseudarthrosis therapy.