Table 5 Treatment of distal 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 | 37 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 130 | 67 |
Traction | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 |
Surgical | |||||||
External fixation | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Intramedullary nailing | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Plate fixation | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Pin/cerclage | – | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 11 |
Cannulated screw | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Unspecified | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
Total | 42 | 51 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 194 | 100 |