Open AccessBiomechanical comparison of semi-rigid pediatric locking nail versus titanium elastic nails in a femur fracture model
Author(s) -
Marianne Flinck,
Johan von Heideken,
PerMats Janarv,
Veronica Wåtz,
Jacques Riad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of children s orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-014-0629-5
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , femur , valgus , medicine , orthodontics , compression (physics) , biomechanics , orthopedic surgery , surgery , anatomy , materials science , composite material
The treatment for length-unstable diaphyseal femur fractures among school-age children is commonly intramedullary elastic nails, with or without end caps. Another possible treatment is the semi-rigid pediatric locking nail (PLN). The purpose of this biomechanical study was to assess the stability of a length-unstable oblique midshaft fracture in a synthetic femur model stabilized with different combinations of intramedullary elastic nails and with a PLN.
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