Outcomes of Suprapatellar Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fractures in Skeletally Immature Patients

Outcomes of Suprapatellar Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fractures in Skeletally Immature Patients

Background: Tibial shaft fractures in children require individualized treatment approaches, including elastic nails, plates and screws, intramedullary rigid nails (IMN), and external fixators, with selection based on fracture characteristics and patient factors. IMN risks damaging the physis, but ca...

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Main Authors: Carlos D. Pargas-Colina, MD, Tori J. Coble, DO, Sara E. Davis, BS, David D. Spence, MD, Jonathan K. Rowland, BS, Derek M. Kelly, MD, Benjamin W. Sheffer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Subjects:
Tibia shaft fractures
Open physis
Intramedullary rigid nail
Suprapatellar approach
Malunion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2768276525000446
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