Fractures of the tibia and femoral diaphysis are commonly repaired by intra-medullary (IM) nailing. Currently IM nails are available in either electropolished stainless steel (SS) or in Titanium-Aluminium-Niobium (TAN). After healing, removal of the nails still is common but removal of TAN IM nails often has complications whereas SS IM nails of the same design are less often associated with pro...

The objective of this study was to compare prospectively the complications and the radiographic and clinical outcomes of reverse less invasive stabilization system (LISS) and titanium elastic nailing (TEN) for the treatment of subtrochanteric femur fractures in older children. From April 2004 to February 2012, 52 children aged from 10 to 15 years old with subtrochanteric fractures were included...

Introduction The treatment of pediatric femur fractures continues to evolve. In the past, many of these fractures required prolonged hospitalization in traction. More recently, flexible elastic nails have gained popularity. However, length unstable and comminuted fractures can present some unique challenges. To avoid common complications of elastic nailing in the setting of unstable fractures w...

Background: Femoral shaft fractures are an incapacitating pediatric injury accounting for 1.6% of all pediatric bonyinjuries. Management of these fractures is largely directed by age, fracture pattern, associated injuries, built of the childand socioeconomic status of the family. We retrospectively evaluated the use of elastic stable intramedullary nail (ESIN)in surgical management of femoral s...

Introduction: In children fractures of the femoral shaft are commonly treated by various types of traction for about 3 weeks, followed by plaster cast immobilization. However little is known about the functional outcome and its complication in Indian scenario. Therefore our aim of study was to analyse the functional outcome in femoral shaft fractures of children operated by flexible intramedull...

Titanium coated PEEK cages incorporate the advantages of both PEEK, which offers a native-like elastic modulus and a radiolucent behaviour, and Titanium which provides improved biocompatibility and promotes osseointegration. In this study, we evaluated the response of Titanium plasma sprayed PEEK cages to provide safe support of the lumbar spine and promote bony fusion.

Objectives: To compare results of Enders and titanium elastic intramedullary nailing for treatment of fractures of shaft femur in children between 5-15 years. Method: Twenty patients between age group of 5-15 years were treated with stainless steel Enders nailing and twenty patients of same age group were treated with titanium elastic nailing. Results were compared using Flynn etal 2001 criteri...