ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
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.
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- Here today, gone tomorrow: the transformative role of biodegradable materials in modern trauma care.EFORT open reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Polymer-Based Resorbable vs Non-resorbable Implants for Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures: A Systematic Review.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Biodegradable (PLGA) Implants in Pediatric Trauma: A Brief Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Application of biodegradable implants in pediatric orthopedics: shifting from absorbable polymers to biodegradable metals.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- Bioabsorbable implants are a viable alternative to traditional metallic implants in orthopaedic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Considerations and Challenges of Resorbable Intramedullary Nailing in Pediatric Forearm Fractures.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Treatment of Pediatric Displaced Intraarticular Olecranon Fractures with Resorbable Poly-L-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) Pins and Polydioxanone (PDS) Loops.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of Titanium versus Resorbable Intramedullary Nailing in Pediatric Forearm Fractures.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pediatric Diaphyseal Forearm Fracture Management with Biodegradable Poly-L-Lactide-Co-Glycolide (PLGA) Intramedullary Implants: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Management of pediatric ankle fractures: comparison of biodegradable PLGA implants with traditional metal screws.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- First Clinical Case of Ilizarov Femur Lengthening over a Bioactive and Degradable Intramedullary Implant.Case reports in orthopedics · 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
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Abstract
The preferred surgical fixation of forearm shaft fractures in children is Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN). Due to known disadvantageous effects of metal implants, a new surgical method using biodegradable polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) intramedullary nails has been developed but its long-term outcomes are unclear. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of Biodegradable Intramedullary Nailing (BIN) to ESIN and assess the biodegradation of the study implants via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The study population of the prospective, randomized trial consisted of paediatric patients whose forearm shaft fractures were treated with BIN (
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