Table 4 Treatment of femur shaft 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 | 53 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 62 | 14 |
Traction | 63 | 8 | – | – | – | 71 | 16 |
Surgical | |||||||
External fixation | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 6 |
Intramedullary nailing - Rigid | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 65 | 14 |
Intramedullary nailing - Flexible | 26 | 49 | 59 | 31 | 7 | 172 | 38 |
Plate fixation | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
Sliding screw | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
Unspecified | 9 | – | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 5 |
Total | 167 | 84 | 84 | 52 | 66 | 453 | 100 |