Advanced search
Publication Cover
Acta Orthopaedica Volume 81, 2010 - Issue 6
Journal homepage
669
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Treatment injuries are rare in children's femoral fractures

Compensation claims submitted to the Patient Insurance Center in Finland

Sauli Palmu Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki; Orton Orthopaedic Hospital, Orton Foundation, HelsinkiCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Reijo Paukku Orto-Lääkärit, Medical Center, Helsinki
,
Jari Peltonen Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki
&
Yrjänä Nietosvaara Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki; the Patient Insurance Center, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 715-718 | Received 26 Nov 2009, Accepted 02 Jul 2010, Published online: 11 Nov 2010

  • Bopst L, Reinberg O, Lutz N. Femur fracture in preschool children. Experience with flexible intramedullary nailing in 72 children. J Pediatr Orthop 2007; 27(3):299-303.
  • Bridgman S, Wilson R. Epidemiology of femoral fractures in children in the West Midlands region of England 1991 to 2001. J Bone Boint Surg (Br) 2004; 86:1152-7.
  • Buckley S. Current trends in the treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents. Clin Orthop 1997; (338):60-73.
  • Hedin H. Surgical treatment of femoral fractures in children. Comparison between external fixation and elastic intramedullary nails: A review. Acta Orthop Scand 2004; 75(3):231-40.
  • Landin LA. Epidemiology of children's fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B 1997; 6:79-83.
  • Loder RT, O'Donnell PW, Feinberg JR. Epidemiology and mechanisms of femur fractures in children. J Pediatr Orthop 2006; 26(5):561-6.
  • Lyons RA, Delahunty AM, Kraus D, Heaven M, McCabe M, Allen H, Nash P. Children's fractures: a population based study. Injury Prevention 1999; 5:129-32.
  • Narayanan UG, Hyman JE, Wainwright AM, Rang M, Alman BA. Complictions of elastic stable intramedullary nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures, and how to avoid them. J Pediatr Orthop 2004; 24(4):363-9.
  • Palmu S, Paukku R, Mäyränpää MK, Peltonen J, Nietosvaara Y. Injuries as a result of treatment of tibial fractures in children. Acta Orthop 2009; 80(1):78-82.
  • Salem KH, Lindemann I, Keppler P. Flexible intramedullary nailing in pediatric lower limb fractures. J Pediatr Orthop 2006; 26(4):505-9.
  • Wall EJ, Jain V, Vora V, Mehlman CT, Crawford AH. Complications of titanium and stainless steel elastic nail fixation of pediatric femoral fractures. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 2008; 90:1305-13.
  • Yandow S, Archibeck MJ, Stevens PM, Shultz R. Femoral-shaft fractures in children: A comparison of immediate casting and traction. J Pediatr Orthop 1999; 19(1):55-9.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.