Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the results of compression plating and flexible intramedullary nailing for pediatric femoral shaft fractures. Thirty-eight consecutive patients with 40 femoral shaft fractures were evaluated. Twenty-two femoral segments were treated with a compression plate and 18 femoral segments were treated with flexible intramedullary nailing. The time to healing, operation time and complications were evaluated. The average operation time was statistically significantly shorter in the nailing group (P = 0.039). Four implant failures occurred in the compression plate group whereas one non-union was observed in the flexible nailing group. Flexible intramedullary nailing seems to provide a high union rate with a shorter operation time when compared with plate fixation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 210-214 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2006 |
Keywords
- Compression plating
- Pediatric femoral fracture
- Titanium elastic nailing
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