title: Flexible stable intramedullary pinning technique in the treatment of pediatric fractures.
abstract: We report our 12 years' experience with the treatment of 308 fractures of the long bones in children using the flexible stable intramedullary pinning technique (FSIMP). This technique is a simple, rapid, and reliable procedure with minimal complications. It assures correct reposition and sufficient stable fixation of fragments, needs only small incisions, and most of all, allowed early mobilization of a child, thus avoiding long hospitalization and permitting his rapid normal activity and return to the school. The results are very encouraging for children up to age 5 years. The age limit is caused by the volume of the intramedullary space.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Delafontaine, Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Saint-Denis, France. dbourde@club-internet.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vrsansky
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourdelat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Faour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies