Background: The treatment of femoral shaft fractures in older children and adolescents using
rigid intramedullary (IM) nail fixation offers the advantages of decreased soft tissue stripping …

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical results of intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures
using a rigid intramedullary nail placed through the lateral aspect of the greater trochanter in …

Fifty femoral shaft fractures were treated with reamed, interlocking, intramedullary nails
utilizing a greater trochanteric starting point from 1991 through 1998. The 17 girls and 31 …

Background: Closed femoral nailing is universally accepted as the treatment of choice in
almost all diaphyseal femoral fractures in adults. Numerous authors reported favorable …

The management of pediatric femoral shaft fractures gradually has evolved toward a more
operative approach in the past decade. This is because of a desire for more rapid recovery …

Background: Although flexible intramedullary nailing is a popular treatment option for
femoral shaft fractures in juvenile and young adolescent patients, it may not be appropriate …

Closed rigid intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures in children has been associated
with avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head is …

Background: The optimal treatment of femoral shaft fractures in older children and
adolescents remains controversial. We hypothesized that fixation with a flexible interlocking …

This retrospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of flexible intramedullary (IM) nails as a
fixation device of paediatric femoral shaft fractures. A total of 36 children with 37 closed …

Background Flexible intramedullary nailing has emerged as an accepted procedure for
paediatric femoral fractures. Present indications include all patients with femoral shaft …