Intramedullary Nailing of Paediatric Tibial Fractures: Comparison between Flexible and Rigid Nails.

Sara S Widbom-KolhanenI Helenius

Published in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2020)

Younger children with tibial fractures who weight 50 kg or less and with proximal tibial growth plates wide open can be treated with elastic stable intramedullary nail while more mature adolescents benefit from rigid intramedullary nailing.

Keyphrases

solid state
total knee arthroplasty
young adults
physical activity
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
intensive care unit
emergency department
body mass index
minimally invasive
weight gain