Key result
Flexible intramedullary nailing for adolescent femoral shaft fractures resulted in 100% fracture healing with no leg length inequality and early ambulation at an average of 7.7 weeks.
Why the study?
Does closed flexible intramedullary nailing provide effective fracture healing and functional recovery in adolescents with femoral shaft fractures?
Population
23 patients aged 10-16 years with open epiphyses and 25 femoral shaft fractures
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
average 28 months
Authors
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May support flexible nailing for adolescent femoral fractures; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Observational (n=23)
Does closed flexible intramedullary nailing provide effective fracture healing and functional recovery in adolescents with femoral shaft fractures?
Closed flexible intramedullary nailing is an effective treatment for adolescent femoral shaft fractures, allowing early ambulation and functional recovery with low morbidity.
Pankovich et al. (1989) conducted an observational in Femoral shaft fractures (n=23). Flexible intramedullary nailing was evaluated on Fracture healing. Flexible intramedullary nailing for adolescent femoral shaft fractures resulted in 100% fracture healing with no leg length inequality and early ambulation at an average of 7.7 weeks.
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