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Elastic Intramedullary Nailing for Management of Both Bone Leg Fracture in Skeletally Immature Patients

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Orthopedic

Abstract

Background: Tibial shaft fracture is the third most common skeletally immature long bone fracture after the femur and forearm, representing 15% of all skeletally immature bone fractures. The purpose of this study was to improve outcomes of management of tibial shaft fractures in skeletally immature patients 15 years of age or less by elastic intramedullary nailing. Patients and Methods: This study was a prospective study conducted at Orthopedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University in the period from October 2021 to April 2022. Twenty four patients were included in this study all of them suffering from displaced diaphyseal fractures either closed or open fracture Gustilo & Anderson type I & II of the both bone leg in skeletally immature patients aged less than 15 years. Results: All patients in this study achieve full union by the end of follow-up, with mean union time 10 weeks, 50% of the fractures united completely within 7 to 9 weeks, while 41.7% united from 10 to 12 weeks. Only 2 patients 8.3% had delayed union. No unsatisfactory outcome reported in this study, all patients were either excellent 79.2% or satisfactory in 20.8%. According to Flynn criteria. Regarding the complications, the incidence of complications in our study was 25%, distributed as follow 8.3% of patients suffering from entery site irritation, other 8.3% patients presented with delayed union. Conclusion: Elastic intramedullary nailing is an effective and safe treatment method for tibial shaft fractures in skeletally immature patient, even those with open fractures.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2022.145600.2588

Keywords

Tibial shaft fractures, Elastic Intramedullary Nailing, Fracture Both Bone Leg

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Alajil

MiddleName

Suliman

Affiliation

Orthopedic department, Faculty of medicine, Tripoli University- Libya

Email

ibrahimalagail95@gmail.com

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First Name

Aly

Last Name

Elalfy

MiddleName

Tawfique

Affiliation

Orthopedic department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazeg University, Egypt

Email

alielalfy_md@yahoo.com

City

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Orcid

09855765320987

First Name

Islam

Last Name

Abdelfattah

MiddleName

Sameeh

Affiliation

Orthopedic department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazeg University, Egypt

Email

esamih87@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Ehab

Last Name

Shehata

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Orthopedic department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazeg University, Egypt

Email

ehabshehata1@gmail.com

City

Zagazig

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Volume

30

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

45687

Issue Date

2024-03-01

Receive Date

2022-06-23

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

486

Page End

492

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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273

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Publication Title

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Elastic Intramedullary Nailing for Management of Both Bone Leg Fracture in Skeletally Immature Patients

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Created At

30 Dec 2024