منابع مشابه
Femoral shaft fractures in adults: treatment options and controversies.
Antegrade reamed femoral nailing via the piriformis entry point is the technique of choice in treating femoral shaft fractures, with retrograde nailing as an alternative. The supine position is favored to reduce complications, especially rotational malalignment. With navigation and robotic assistance fracture reduction can be supported and the rate of rotational, axis and length malalignement c...
متن کاملFemoral shaft fractures in children.
Femoral shaft fractures represent approximately 1.6% of all bony injuries in children. There is a first peak in early childhood and a second one in midadolescence. Although femoral shaft fractures are disabling injuries, most heal rapidly without significant complications. Traction and casting were standard treatment up to a few years ago. Duration of hospitalisation was high. Recently however,...
متن کاملFractures of the femoral shaft in children.
A series of 133 fractures of the shaft of the femur in children (during the first 12 years) is discussed. The injury is much more common in boys. The highest incidence is in 3-year-old children. A gentle reduction is desirable and anaesthesia is rarely necessary. In the age group under consideration i in. of shortening in reduction is desirable; angulation should be avoided. Initial immobilizat...
متن کاملCurrent Concepts in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures
Pediatric femoral shaft fractures account for less than 2% of all fractures in children. However, these are the most common pediatric fractures necessitating hospitalization and are associated with prolonged hospital stay, prolonged immobilization and impose a significant burden on the healthcare system as well as caregivers. In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review of epidemio...
متن کامل[Femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents].
Femoral-shaft fractures are frequent in children and adolescents. Fortunately, most unite rapidly without significant complications or sequelae. Treatment options include spica casting, traction, external fixation, compression plating, and flexible or locked intramedullary nailing, each of which has advantages and dis-advantages. Treatment is determined primarily on the basis of the age of the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.57b1.126