Although uncommon, pediatric femoral neck fractures carry a high risk of avascular necrosis and potential lifetime disability, which has led pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Children's Hospital of ...

To obtain the optimal outcome, it is important to individualize the treatment for children with femoral shaft fractures. Children younger than 6 years are generally treated with spica casting ...

New Guideline For The Treatment Of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 14, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 07 / 090722120826.htm ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons approved new guidelines for the treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures, a common childhood injury that occurs with in an average 19 of 10,000 ...

Investigators found faster times to union and full weight-bearing and a low complication rate for pediatric patients with diaphyseal femur fractures treated with submuscular plating compared with ...

“A hatred of spica casts is pretty universal in pediatric orthopedics ... healing to a spica cast in young children with femur fractures. While those results were encouraging, Dr. Andras ...

Consultation with a pediatric orthopedic surgeon led to imaging studies and establishment of the correct diagnosis of femoral physeal fracture. We report this case for several reasons: First ...

The DF2® Brace is intended for femur fracture fixation in pediatric patients from approximately 6 months to 5 years of age instead of spica cast by providing immobilization of the femur ...

guidance is presented for the diagnosis of pediatric fractures and assessment of suspected child abuse. Suzanne Haney, M.D., from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, and colleagues ...

The DF2 Brace is intended for femur fracture fixation and post-operative stabilization in pediatric patients approximately 6 months to 5 years of age. It provides immobilization of the femur ...

Femoral shaft fractures in children of this age range are usually the result of falls, and are generally treated with early spica cast placement unless excessive shortening is present on initial ...