The operative stabilization of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures with flexible intramedullary nails: a prospective analysis.
J Pediatr Orthop
; 14(4): 501-7, 1994.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8077436
ABSTRACT
Seventy-eight diaphyseal femur fractures in 77 children were stabilized with flexible intramedullary nails. The patients ranged in age from 2 + 9 to 18 years. All patients had open femoral growth plates at the time of fixation. Eleven percent of the fractures had an average varus or valgus malalignment of 6 degrees. Eight percent of the fractures had an average anterior or posterior malalignment of 8 degrees. Eight percent of the patients had a rotational malalignment that averaged 8 degrees. Sixty-eight percent of the children had equal leg lengths at follow-up. There were four unscheduled reoperations, but no major complications; all fractures united. The results obtained using flexible intramedullary nails for the stabilization of select pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures are comparable to nonoperative methods of treatment, but with less disruption to family life and a shorter hospitalization.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Femoral Fractures
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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Orthop
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article