Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed 13 cases of diaphyseal femoral fractures treated with close reduction and intramedullary flexible titanium nails, in children aged 3-5 years. The mean follow-up time was 11.5 months (range 3-29). No cases of nonunion or malunion were noted. Minor complications were observed in two children. Loss of initially restored femoral lengthening had occurred in one child, with nail protrusion and related focal cellulites. Mild postoperative leg-length discrepancy occurred in another child. The healed fractures usually exhibited abundant callus, which allowed an early ambulation. Although the operative approach to simple diaphyseal fractures of the femur at such a young age is not routinely recommended, it can be a valuable option as an initial treatment, or when a conventional treatment with a spica cast has failed. In our group of patients, the parents chose this type of treatment as an alternative to the conventional spica cast.
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