Why the study?
Femoral fractures in children are increasingly managed operatively to promote rapid recovery and avoid prolonged immobilization, prompting an assessment of outcomes with titanium elastic nailing.
Does stabilization with two titanium elastic nails improve operative outcomes in children aged 5-15 years with femoral shaft fractures?
Population
Twenty five children aged 5-15 years with femoral shaft fracture
Comparison
Stabilization with two titanium nails
Design
Observational study
Follow-up
one year
Key result
Titanium elastic nailing for femoral shaft fractures in children resulted in excellent functional outcomes in 76% of patients, with all cases achieving union.
Authors
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Supports titanium elastic nailing for mostly good outcomes in pediatric femoral fractures; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Observational (n=25)
No
Does stabilization with two titanium elastic nails improve operative outcomes in children aged 5-15 years with femoral shaft fractures?
Titanium elastic nailing provides excellent or satisfactory outcomes in the majority of children with femoral shaft fractures.
Bahinipati et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Femoral shaft fractures (n=25). Titanium elastic nailing was evaluated on Excellent functional outcome based on Flynn criteria. Titanium elastic nailing for femoral shaft fractures in children resulted in excellent functional outcomes in 76% of patients, with all cases achieving union.
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