@article{ref1,
title="One hundred pediatric femoral fractures: epidemiology, treatment attitudes, and early complications",
journal="Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Part B",
year="1998",
author="Buess, E. and Kaelin, A.",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="186-192",
abstract="Analysis of 100 consecutive femoral fractures admitted to our institution revealed an incidence of about 1 fracture per 2,000 children per year. Epidemiologic data may help to promote prevention. Initial treatment was performed by many doctors, thus rendering guidelines to safe and cost-effective management indispensable. In the last decade, growing concern to reduce hospital stays and costs led to new approaches that replaced traction as a therapeutic principle. Today, we consider immediate spica casting a good option for the group 0-5 years old, whereas in the age group 5-12 years old elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) produces reliably good results. Minor complications were common and could be avoided partially, but they did not affect the good final outcome.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1060-152X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}