LEG LENGTH DISCREPANY IN FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN

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FAKOOR MOHAMMAD; MOOSAVI SHAHNAM

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LEG LENGTH DISCREPANY IN FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN

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FAKOOR MOHAMMAD | MOOSAVI SHAHNAM | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

CHILDQ3

FEMORAL FRACTURESQ3

FRACTURE FIXATIONQ3

INTERNALQ3

CASTSQ3

SURGICALQ3

Abstract

Background: Treatment of femoral shaft fracture in CHILDren depends on age and condition of patient, and may consist of Spica casting, traction followed by casting, external fixator, plate fixation and intramedullary nailing. Leg length discrepancy is a common complication after this fracture. Growth stimulation following this fracture has been known for years but precise cause remains unknown. This is a report on leg length discrepancy observed in a group of younger CHILDren who had been treated with casing, and an older group who received plate fixation for their femoral shaft fractures.Methods: In a cross sectional study, 233 CHILDren under 12 years with femoral shaft fracture who had been treated between years 1993 and 1997 in two hospitals in Ahvaz-Iran, were studied. Patients were studied in two groups of surgery or plate fixation (125 patients) and non-surgery or casting (108 patients). With a mean follow of 49 months (22-82 months) clinical and radiographic evaluation of leg lengths was performed, and possible factors responsible for discrepancy were assessed.Results: The mean leg length discrepancy in plate fixation was 6.6 mm, and with casting was 1.93 mm. Gender or side of fracture had no significant relationship with post treatment leg length discrepancy Conclusion: Leg length discrepancy is more likely to be observed in CHILDren’s FEMORAL FRACTURES treated with plate fixation. The discrepancy, however, is not a significant amount.

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FAKOOR, MOHAMMAD, & MOOSAVI, SHAHNAM. (2010). LEG LENGTH DISCREPANY IN FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, 8(3 (32)), 112-117. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/85539/en

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FAKOOR MOHAMMAD, MOOSAVI SHAHNAM. LEG LENGTH DISCREPANY IN FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY[Internet]. 2010;8(3 (32)):112-117. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/85539/en

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MOHAMMAD FAKOOR, and SHAHNAM MOOSAVI, “LEG LENGTH DISCREPANY IN FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN CHILDREN,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, vol. 8, no. 3 (32), pp. 112–117, 2010, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/85539/en

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