Does Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN) improve clinical outcome and cost compared to traditional traction and casting in skeletally immature patients with femoral shaft fractures?
ESIN is a better option than traditional traction and casting for pediatric femoral fractures due to lower cost and comparable outcomes.
Less cost and comparable clinical outcome make ESIN a better option than traditional TXN/CST for femoral fracture care in the skeletally immature patient.
Buechsenschuetz et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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