title: Cast bracing of femoral shaft fractures in children: a preliminary report.
abstract: This paper reviews the use of cast bracing in fractures of the femoral shaft in children between 1977 at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. Thirteen children have been treated by cast bracing. All children have achieved a full functional recovery. The average time to cast bracing was 3 weeks, and the average time to discharge was 4 weeks. Thus treated, these children were discharged 4 weeks earlier than those treated by conventional measures. It was found that the technique of cast bracing was applicable to children with no adverse complications.
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004434:Early Ambulation; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology