Polytrauma patients should have early long-bone stabilization followed by rapid ... retrograde inserted intramedullary nailing of the femoral shaft (Figures 1A, 1B). They speculated that this ...

Femoral shaft fractures are a common and temporarily disabling injury in children. Recent advances in adult orthopaedic traumatology have led to a more aggressive approach to the child with a ...

We measured bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area at the lumbar spine, total body, and proximal femur. Proximal femur scans were also analysed for bone geometry and structural strength using the ...