Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents

Volume: 36 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Osman Eren
  • Metin Kucukkaya
  • Yavuz Kabukcuoglu
  • Volkan Balcı
  • Unal Kuzgun
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Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the results, advantages, and disadvantages of plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents between the ages of 11 and 15 years. Methods: The study included 35 adolescents (26 males, 9 females; mean age 13.4 years) who were treated by plate fixation for closed femoral shaft fractures and had an adequate follow-up. The fractures were bilateral in two patients, on the left in 17 patients (48%), and on the right in 16 patients (45%). Traffic accidents were the most frequent etiology (57%). Nineteen patients presented with head injuries and/or multiple fractures. The mean follow-up was 34.9 months (range 22 to 156 months). Results: All fractures healed in a mean of 10 weeks (range 6 to 16 weeks). No plate break or refractures occurred. Two patients had a loss of 20 degrees in knee flexion. Atrophy of the quadriceps muscle was observed in nine patients. Evaluations with the use of scanogram, orthorontgenogram, plain radiographs, and clinical examination showed an average overgrowth of 1.2 cm (range 0.4 to 1.6 cm). Conclusion: Despite some disadvantages, plate fixation seems to be an alternative method in the treatment of adolescent femoral fractures, enabling an anatomical reduction and stable internal fixation.

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Osman Eren This is me

Metin Kucukkaya This is me

Yavuz Kabukcuoglu This is me

Volkan Balcı This is me

Unal Kuzgun This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2002 Volume: 36 Number: 2

APA
Eren, O., Kucukkaya, M., Kabukcuoglu, Y., Balcı, V., & Kuzgun, U. (2006). Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 36(2), 124-128. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i2.906
AMA
1.Eren O, Kucukkaya M, Kabukcuoglu Y, Balcı V, Kuzgun U. Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36(2):124-128. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i2.906
Chicago
Eren, Osman, Metin Kucukkaya, Yavuz Kabukcuoglu, Volkan Balcı, and Unal Kuzgun. 2006. “Plate Fixation of Closed Femoral Shaft Fractures in Adolescents”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 (2): 124-28. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i2.906.
EndNote
Eren O, Kucukkaya M, Kabukcuoglu Y, Balcı V, Kuzgun U (September 1, 2006) Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 2 124–128.
IEEE
[1]O. Eren, M. Kucukkaya, Y. Kabukcuoglu, V. Balcı, and U. Kuzgun, “Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 124–128, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v36i2.906.
ISNAD
Eren, Osman - Kucukkaya, Metin - Kabukcuoglu, Yavuz - Balcı, Volkan - Kuzgun, Unal. “Plate Fixation of Closed Femoral Shaft Fractures in Adolescents”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36/2 (September 1, 2006): 124-128. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i2.906.
JAMA
1.Eren O, Kucukkaya M, Kabukcuoglu Y, Balcı V, Kuzgun U. Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36:124–128.
MLA
Eren, Osman, et al. “Plate Fixation of Closed Femoral Shaft Fractures in Adolescents”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 124-8, doi:10.3944/aott.v36i2.906.
Vancouver
1.Osman Eren, Metin Kucukkaya, Yavuz Kabukcuoglu, Volkan Balcı, Unal Kuzgun. Plate fixation of closed femoral shaft fractures in adolescents. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;36(2):124-8. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i2.906