What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Other. Population: Pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures. Intervention: Flexible intramedullary nails (Ender).

December 1, 1992Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Stabilization of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures with Flexible Intramedullary Nails (A Technique Paper)

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Key result

Flexible intramedullary nails (Ender) can be used to stabilize pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures in children of all ages and with all patterns of diaphyseal fractures.

Population

Children with diaphyseal femur fractures

Design

Other

Authors

SHStephen D. HeinrichTulane University DDDavid M. DrvaricAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education KDKevin DarrEmory University

Discussion

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Implication

Ender nails may stabilize pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures across ages and patterns; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.

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Population

Children with diaphyseal femur fractures (including those with multiple system injuries, head injury, multiple fractures, pathological fractures, preexisting conditions preventing spica cast, older than 10 years, or less than 10 years who cannot be kept adequately aligned using conventional methods)

Intervention

Stabilization using flexible intramedullary nails (Ender)

Describes a technique for stabilizing pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures using flexible intramedullary nails.

Cite This Study

Heinrich et al. (1992) studied Pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures. Flexible intramedullary nails (Ender) was evaluated. Flexible intramedullary nails (Ender) can be used to stabilize pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures in children of all ages and with all patterns of diaphyseal fractures.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9559500cf8d0f2c97cfbc4 https://doi.org/10.1097/00005131-199212000-00011

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Implication

Ender nails may stabilize pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures across ages and patterns; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.