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. 2026 Feb 14.
doi: 10.1186/s12891-026-09555-w. Online ahead of print.

Surgical versus conservative management of minimally displaced (≤ 2 mm) pediatric lateral humeral condyle fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis

Feihu Li  1 , Bin Dong  1 , Chenjing Li  1 , Binbin Xing  2
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Surgical versus conservative management of minimally displaced (≤ 2 mm) pediatric lateral humeral condyle fractures: systematic review and meta-analysis

Feihu Li et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Conservative treatment; Lateral humeral condyle fracture; Minimally displaced fracture.

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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