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External fixation for diaphyseal femoral fractures: a benefit to the young child?
Injury 1992
External fixation for the treatment of diaphyseal femoral fractures in children seems an attractive alternative, which explains why its application gets more and more advocates. Between 1984 and 1989 15 children aged from 4 to 10 years were treated for a diaphyseal femoral fracture with an external fixation using a small Hofmann system. Fracture healing was without complications. Four children were able to walk on crutches non-weight-bearing after a short period. Six cases had complications, such as pin tract infection, inexplicable pain, or secondary displacement. One patient sustained a supracondylar fracture through one of the distal pin tracts. Hospital stay was longer than expected. In conclusion external fixation for femoral fractures in children is simple and elegant, but has considerable complications, while presumed advantages are not always obtained. In selected cases it is an attractive alternative, but the indications must be restricted.
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