ArticleActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2020
Elastic stable intramedullary nailing for treatment of pediatric forearm fractures: A 15-year single centre retrospective study of 173 cases.
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- Girl predominance in trampoline-related forearm shaft fractures and their increasing incidence since 2000.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Retrograde intramedullary nailing of the radius in children: A pilot magnetic resonance imaging study of soft-tissue findings.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Open Reduction of Displaced Radial Neck Fractures in Children by Internal Fixation Techniques: Comparison of Percutaneous Kirschner Wiring and Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing for Treatment of Pediatric Tibial Fractures: A 20-Year Single Center Experience of 132 Cases.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Randomized Controlled Trial of the Clinical Recovery and Biodegradation of Polylactide-co-glycolide Implants Used in the Intramedullary Nailing of Children's Forearm Shaft Fractures with at Least Four Years of Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes and complications in children treated with elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) for forearm fracture.
methodsThe study included 173 patients (126 men and 47 women; median age: 11 years (range: 3-17 years) treated with ESIN for forearm fracture between May 2002 and May 2018. Immobilization was not performed after the surgery. The median follow-up was 68 months (range: 3-161 months). The etiology, healing time, and complications were recorded.
resultsAll patients achieved complete radiographic healing at a median of 6.8 weeks (range: 4-11 weeks). The most common injuries were sport related (n=65) and by falling from standing height (n=57), followed by injuries from bicycle riding, motorbike accidents, road traffic accidents, and fights. Fifteen (8.76%) postoperative complications were recorded: eight entry-site skin irritations, two cases of skin infection, two refractures, and one case each of nail migration, injury of ulnar nerve, and pseudoarthrosis. All complications, except cases of refractures and pseudoarthrosis, were treated conservatively, with no long-term consequences for the patients. Patients with refractures and pseudoarthrosis were reoperated, and complete function of the extremities was fully restored.
conclusionESIN for treatment of forearm fractures in children shows good functional and cosmetic results. This is a minimally invasive, cast-free, simple, and reproducible technique, with a low complication rate. Owing to these excellent objective and subjective results, surgical stabilization of the forearm fracture using ESIN is recommended in children and adolescents. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, Therapeutic study.
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