Objective To review current literature on treatment of closed femoral shaft fractures in
children of 2–10 years old, with subgroup analysis of children aged 2–6 years, comparing …

This article discusses the incidence, applied anatomy and classification of paediatric femoral
fractures based on critical appraisal of the available evidence. The aim is to identify …

Purpose Fractures of the femoral shaft in children are common. The rates of bone growth
and remodeling in children vary according to their ages, which affect their respective …

Objectives This review evaluates the safety and efficacy of submuscular plating (SMP) vs.
elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) in the treatment of pediatric femur shaft fracture …

Introduction Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) is currently the technique of choice
for pediatric femoral fractures. Submuscular plating (SMP) allows reliable healing …

AIM To report the clinical and radiographic results of titanium elastic nail (TEN) in diaphyseal
femoral fractures of children below age of six years. METHODS A retrospective analysis of …

Abstract Background and Aim: Femoral shaft fracture is a common traumatic
musculoskeletal injures in pediatric population. The treatment of diaphyseal femoral …

Introduction The management of paediatric femoral fractures continues to spark debate in
published literature, with poor quality evidence guiding current guidelines on the optimum …

Background Diaphyseal femur fractures contribute up to 40% of paediatric orthopaedic
admissions with the World Health Organisation data showing youth are particularly …

Introduction and importance Distal femoral growth plate fracture is one of the most common
growth plate fractures in the pediatric age, and associated with growth disturbance risk …