FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN TREATED WITH ELASTIC NAIL IN GENERAL HOSPITAL IN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Romanian Medical Journal

卷:65

Mohammad Khair Alawir¹  Stefan Cristea² 

[1] Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bader General Hospital, Almadina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;

[2] Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Emergency Hospital of Saint Pantelimon, Bucharest;

关键词: children;    nail;    femoral shaft;    fracture;    treatment;   

DOI  :  10.37897/RMJ.2018.2.12

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective. To evaluate the outcome of TEN for the treatment of fracture of shaft of femur in pediatric agegroup.Method. 140 patients with diaphyseal femoral fracture were treated with retrograde Titanium elastic nail theage group 6-14 years. Two nails with same diameter were used in each fracture. The final result were evaluated using the criteria of Flynn et al.Results. The results were 102 (72.8%) excellent, 34 (24.2%) good, and 6 (3%) poor. Using the criteria ofFlynn et al. All fractures were radiographically united at a median of 9 (6-11) w. The nails were removed aftera median of 12 M postoperatively. The most common complication was irritation at nail insertion.Conclusion. TEN is an reliable, safe, and cost-effective implant for pediatric femoral fracture and it is aneconomic synthesis. It is relatively free of complication.

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