Why the study?
Does early 90-90 spica casting result in acceptable limb length outcomes in children younger than 6 years with closed femoral shaft fractures?
Population
23 consecutive children younger than 6 years with a closed femoral shaft fracture stemming from low-energy…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
18-24 months
Authors
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Should not yet change practice in young children with femoral fractures; leaves open efficacy of early 90-90 spica casting pending higher-level evidence.
Does early 90-90 spica casting result in acceptable limb length outcomes in children younger than 6 years with closed femoral shaft fractures?
Early 90-90 spica casting is an effective treatment for closed femoral shaft fractures in young children, resulting in limb lengths within 1 cm of the contralateral limb.
Czertak et al. (1999) studied this question.
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