Oberschenkelschaftfrakturen im Kleinkindesalter

30 infants, one to three years old, with femoral shaft fractures were follow-upexamined 12 years after the accident. In all those case it led within the described treatment to a beloadable healing of the fractures within six weeks. In 73% overgrowth, could be noticed, which was on average of 13 mm. As factors which exercise an influence on the overgrowth the localisation of the fracture and the shortening during the healing-process can be called. Failures of the axes up to 15° were completely corrected. Based on the clinical results a spontaneous correction of rotation failures can be accepted.