MANAGEMENT OF FRACTURE SHAFT OF FEMUR WITH TITANIUM ELASTIC NAILING SYSTEM [TENS] IN PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP

Volume 20 No 9 (2022)

Dr. Venkatesh Killada, Dr. Sathish Kumar Dake, Dr. Rajashekhar Tati, Dr. Meeravali Shaik

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.9.NQ44435

Abstract

Paediatric femoral shaft fractures constitutes 1.4% to 1.7% of all fractures among this age group. Treatment depends on the age group, which varies from Pavlik Harness in neonates to Spica cast in children up to 5 years. After 5 years of age treatment with traction followed by Spica cast is cumbersome. With the success of intramedullary nailing in treating femoral shaft fractures in adults, a trend towards similar intramedullary fixation for femoral shaft fractures in children aged above 5 years was favoured by many surgeons

Keywords

paediatric, femoral shaft fractures, TENS.

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