Background:Femoral shaft fractures account for 1.6% of all pediatric bony injuries..Fixation of femur fractures in children by ender's nailing is becoming widely accepted because of the lower chance of iatrogenic infection and cost .The objective of the study was to study the functional outcome,duration of union and the complications following the use of ender's nail for femoral shaft fractures...

BACKGROUND Stabilization of fractures with an intramedullary nail is a widespread technique in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures in adults; however, to ream or not to ream is still being debated. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of this study was to determine clinical results following unreamed versus ream intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between Janu...

BACKGROUND The application of indirect reduction techniques has improved fracture-healing and reduced the need for bone-grafting compared with the outcomes of older, direct reduction techniques. We investigated the results of such indirect reduction techniques for the treatment of periprosthetic femoral shaft fractures. METHODS Fifty consecutive patients with a femoral shaft fracture about a ...

There is much debate about the nature and extent of deformities in the proximal femur in children with cerebral palsy. Most authorities accept that increased femoral anteversion is common, but its incidence, severity and clinical significance are less clear. Coxa valga is more controversial and many authorities state that it is a radiological artefact rather than a true deformity. We measured f...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an adolescent disease that leads to retroversion of the femoral neck and shaft, relative to the head. Observing that patients with SCFE must walk with an outward foot progression angle and externally rotate the leg in order to flex the hip, we have been performing a femoral shaft rotational osteotomy wherein we rotate the lower femur 45° inward, relat...

Long term bisphosphonate use has been associated with "atypical" subtrochanteric and diaphyseal fractures of the femoral shaft. We are reporting a case of pelvic fractures in addition to atypical long bone fractures, in a patient with osteopenia treated with bisphosphonate for 8 years, and teriparatide for 2 years. After 5 years of bisphosphonate therapy the patient suffered an atraumatic fract...

OBJECTIVE To improve the efficacy of closed reduction and wire guiding during intramedullary nail internal fixation in femoral shaft fractures. METHODS A novel instrument was designed and manufactured. Sixty-eight patients were enrolled from February 2011 to December 2013. The instrument designed was used during the operation in the experimental group, but not in the control group. RESULTS ...

Objective: To compare treatment of femoral shaft fractures using traction bed assisted closed reduction (CR) or conventional open reduction (OR) for intramedullary nail fixation. Methods: The study group consisted of 126 patients with femoral shaft fractures who were treated via intramedullary nail fixation from July 2009 to May 2013. Traction bed assisted CR was adopted in 71 patients, while O...

OBJECTIVE To use Schanz screws as a simple and effective method for closed reduction of femoral shaft fractures. METHODS In the present cohort study, which was carried out in Shohada Orthopedic Center, Tabriz, Iran between January 2004 and February 2005, 30 adult patients, with a mean age of 29 (18-65 years) with femoral shaft fractures underwent closed reduction with Schanz pins. The patient...