Titanium elastic nailing versus hip spica cast in treatment of femoral-shaft fractures in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no consensus on treatment of closed femoral-shaft fractures in children. We compared hip spica cast with titanium elastic nailing (TEN) in the treatment of femoral-shaft fractures in children.

Materials and methods

Forty-six children, 6-12 years old, with simple femoral-shaft fractures were randomized to receive skeletal traction followed by hip spica cast (n = 23) or TEN (n = 23). Length of hospital stay, time to start walking with aids, time to start independent walking, time absent from school, parent satisfaction, and range of knee motion were compared between the two groups 6 months after injury.

Results

The two groups were similar in background characteristics. Compared with the children treated with spica cast, those treated with TEN had sho

SUBMITTER: Shemshaki HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3052430 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature