Çocuk femur ve tibia şaft kırıklarında kapalı redüksiyon ve titanyum elastik çivileme

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical and radiological results children who were treated using titanium elastic nail (TEN) for femoral tibial diaphyseal fractures.
 Materials Methods: A total 49 (15 female, 34 male) femur shaft fractures (FF group) 35 (12 23 (TF retrospectively analyzed. Time until the operation (in days), duration hospital stays time union weeks), implant removal months) recorded. In final follow up; limb length discrepancy (mm), angulation, restrictions in range hip knee joint motion measured. Flynn Score used results.
 Results: mean age 7.96 FF group 9.34 TF group. follow-up 51.3 months Group 58.3 stay 1.4 days both groups. bony 9.7 weeks 10.7 groups, respectively. 7.1 6.22 scores poor 3 patients, successful 6 patients excellent 40 group; whereas it 1 patient, 2 32 None had major complications. Bony achieved all patients. 
 Conclusion: Intramedullary fixation TEN is a treatment method with satisfactory low complication rates pediatric fractures.