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The aim is to evaluate and compare elastic stable intramedullary nailing and plating for treating pediatric femoral shaft fractures.

May 2, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

Elastic nailing versus plate and screws fixation for pediatric femoral shaft fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high quality randomized controlled trials

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MAMajed N. AlosaimiKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences RARayan H. AbuhadiKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences KQKhaled M. QanashKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

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Systematic review and meta-analysis compares elastic nailing and plating outcomes in children with femoral fractures, suggesting surgical time and blood loss benefits for nailing.

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The aim is to evaluate and compare elastic stable intramedullary nailing and plating for treating pediatric femoral shaft fractures.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) registered in PROSPERO.
Data extracted from Medline/PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Embase.
Reviewed six RCTs involving 364 children with diaphyseal femoral fractures.
Elastic nailing significantly reduced operative time by 36.76 minutes (P = 0.03).
Blood loss was significantly lower by 94.77 mL (P < 0.00001) with nailing.
No significant differences in fracture union or hospital stay were found (P = 0.16 and P = 0.18 respectively).

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Alosaimi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f5939871405d493affeb5c https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2026.1803368

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Systematic review and meta-analysis compares elastic nailing and plating outcomes in children with femoral fractures, suggesting surgical time and blood loss benefits for nailing.

Elastic nailing versus plate and screws fixation for pediatric femoral shaft fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high quality randomized controlled trials

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Elastic nailing versus plate and screws fixation for pediatric femoral shaft fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high quality randomized controlled trials

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