[Results of operative treatment of femur fractures in polytraumatized children (author's transl)].

Operative treatment of femur fractures in 20 polytraumatized children had worse after-results than conservative treatment in 14 comparable fractures except for the CCD angle. The indication for operative treatment should be made very cautiously, also in polytraumatized children. The indications are listed. The most frequency indication for operative treatment after polytrauma was long-lasting severe motor agitation due to cerebral contusion.