To Study the Duration of Union In Fracture Shaft Femur In Children Age More Than 3 Year And Less Than 13 Year
Journal Title: International Journal of Orthopaedics Traumatology & Surgical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Femoral shaft fractures account for 1.6% of all pediatric bony injuries. There is little controversy over the treatment of adult femoral shaft fractures with intramedullary nail fixation. Similarly, there is little controversy over the treatment of infants and toddlers with femoral shaft fractures by using spica casting. but the treatment of pediatric and adolescent (age 3 to 13 years) femur fractures remains controversial. Differences of opinion about treatment are greatest for patients who are too old for early spica casting and yet too young for adult type of treatment with a reamed rod. AIMS and Objectives: To studythe durationof union in fracture shaft femur in children age more than 3 year and less than 13 year. Methodology: This is institutional based prospective study of 60 patients, aged 3 to 13 years, with fracture shaft of the femur were treated with retrograde flexible intramedullary (titanium elastic) nailing at Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Govt. Medical College Vishnupuri, Nanded. Statistical analysis done by chi-square test. Result : In our study union was achieved in <3 months in 42 (70%) cases, rest 18 cases united within 4 months Average time to union was 8.77 weeks. Conclusion: With our study we concluded that Titanium Elastic Nailing system takes only eight weeks for union which is fast as compared to other conservative management which take twelve to sixteen weeks
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R K Ambulgekar, Prajyot Kandolkar, Rahul Berlia, Kiran Patil
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