Operative stabilization of pediatric femur fractures.

McCartney, D; Hinton, A; Heinrich, S D · Orthop Clin North Am · 1994

review · Level V

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Abstract

Femur fractures represent approximately 1.7% of all pediatric bony injuries. Most femur fractures were treated nonoperatively prior to the early 1980s. Recent refinements in the operative techniques used to treat pediatric femur fracture have led to a reduction in the use of traction and casting treatment methods.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy