Osteossínteses com hastes intramedulares em crianças
The authors present a comprehensive review of the literature emphasizing the use of flexible intramedullary nails in the treatment of fractures in children, focusing the treatment of femoral shaft and forearm fractures and emphasizing the importance of the non-surgical approach. Children's age...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/5284 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-36162009000500002 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5284 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Child Fracture fixation Intramedullary Fracture fixation, Internal Internal fixators Orthopedic fixation devices Titanium Stainless steel Criança Fixação de fratura Fixação intramedular de fratura Fixação interna de fraturas Fixadores internos Dispositivos de fixação ortopédica Titânio Aço inoxidável |
| Summary: | The authors present a comprehensive review of the literature emphasizing the use of flexible intramedullary nails in the treatment of fractures in children, focusing the treatment of femoral shaft and forearm fractures and emphasizing the importance of the non-surgical approach. Children's age and weight threshold are not well defined for the use of the method. The removal of implants is a controversial matter in the literature, with a trend towards keeping the implants. |
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