Table 3 Treatment of proximal femur fractures by the age of the child
From: Epidemiology of pediatric femur fractures in children: the Swedish Fracture Register
Age (years) | 0–3 | 4–6 | 7–9 | 10–12 | 13–15 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | n | n | n | n | n | n | % |
Non-surgical | |||||||
Plaster | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
Traction | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Surgical | |||||||
Intramedullary nailing | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
Pin | – | – | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
Plate fixation | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 10 | 16 |
Cannulated screws | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Sliding hip screw | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Unspecified | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
Total | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 62 | 100 |