Stable flexible nailing of fractures of both bones of the forearm in children
Ponet, M.; Jawish, R.
Chirurgie Pediatrique 30(2): 117-120
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0180-5738 PMID: 2758528 Document Number: 327396
Flexible medullary nailing is a method of choice for fractures of the forearm in children. This technique is indicated when orthopaedic treatment has fallen, or for instable fracture. We reported forty four fractures of the forearm concerning children with an age ranged from 2.5 to 15 years. We obtained 38 good results (83.3%) and 6 complications (14.7%) which were related to growth disturbance, leading to limitation of pronation; in one case we obtained a rupture of extensor pollicis longus.