Open AccessElastic stable intramedullary nailing for fractures in children – specific applications
Author(s) -
Dan Cosma,
Dan Vasilescu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and pharmacy reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2668-0572
pISSN - 2602-0807
DOI - 10.15386/cjmed-275
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , invasive surgery , fracture (geology) , surgery , medicine , orthodontics , materials science , composite material
Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) is a new minimally invasive technique for the treatment of pediatric fractures. It approximates the physiological healing process of bone, without opening the fracture site. Also, the operative stress is minimal because of the minimally invasive nature of the procedure, and the volume of implants is small, offering a very good stability without plaster cast immobilization.