Comparative study of titanium elastic nailing versus hip spica in treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children

Authors

  • Dharam Pal Verma Department of Orthopedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Rahul Kumar Chandan Department of Orthopedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • R. C. Meena Department of Orthopedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • S. L. Sharma Department of Orthopedics, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20163122

Keywords:

Spica cast, Titanium elastic nailing, Femoral-shaft fracture, Pediatrics

Abstract

Background: There is no consensus on treatment of closed femoral-shaft fractures in children. We compared hip spica cast with titanium elastic nailing (TEN) in the treatment of femoral-shaft fractures in children.

Methods: Study was conducted at SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Rajasthan). Out of 90 Patients of diaphyseal fracture femur, 45were treated conservatively by spica cast and 45 were treated with TEN. Follow up done regularly up to twelve months of injury with taking into account, various parameters.

Results: All diaphyseal fractures of femur healed, whether treated conservatively by spica cast or treated operatively with TEN. The time of union and weight bearing was less in operative group as comparative to spica cast group. Ten patients (22.22%) in spica group compared to three patients (6.66%) in operative group had malunion and two patients (4.4%) in spica group compared none in operative group had delayed union.

Conclusions: Results of TEN turned out to be far superior to traction and spica cast treatment in paediatric femoral fractures. Rate of complications was far low with operative than conservative Treatment.

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2016-09-03

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