Open AccessPercutaneous Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation for humerus shaft fractures in children: A treatment concept
Author(s) -
Ramji Lal Sahu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.122375
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , humerus , kirschner wire , surgery , percutaneous , fixation (population genetics) , humeral shaft , closed fracture , orthopedic surgery , internal fixation , population , environmental health
Fractures of the humeral shaft are uncommon, representing less than 10 percent of all fractures in children. Humeral shaft fractures in children can be treated by immobilisation alone. A small number of fractures are unable to be reduced adequately or maintained in adequate alignment, and these should be treated surgically. In the present study, Kirschner wires (K-wire) were used to achieve a closed intramedullary fixation of humeral shaft fractures. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intramedullary K-wires for the treatment of humeral shaft fracture in children.