BACKGROUND: The treatment of femoral shaft fractures in adolescents is under discussion.
Femoral shaft fracture treated using adolescent interlocking intramedullary nail is seldom …

Surgical therapy is the treatment of choice in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures in
children and adolescents due to an increased need for mobility. Since elastic stable …

The treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femoral fractures underwent a shift from traction and
casting to operative intervention, especially in older children and adolescents. By the 1990s …

Proximal femoral fractures about the hip account for less than 1% of all pediatric fractures [1],
and are usually the result of high-energy mechanism. Because of the osseous and vascular …

BACKGROUND: Closed reduction of femoral shaft fracture is a common orthopedic fracture
type, and can be treated conservatively, but comminuted fracture and serious conditions …

Aims: The purpose of this thesis is to describe trends in the epidemiology and treatment of
femur shaft fractures in children, to identify risk factors for femur shaft fractures and to …

The treatment of fractures in children is part of every (trauma-) surgeon's and orthopaedist's
daily work. Nevertheless, many physicians are facing a huge challenge in the therapy when …

Femoral shaft fractures are the most common major paediatric injuries managed by the
orthopaedic surgeon. 9 They account for between 1.4 and 1.7% of all fractures seen in this …

Background The treatment of fractures in children is part of every (trauma) surgeon's and
orthopaedist's daily work. Nevertheless, many physicians face a huge challenge in the …