title: Acute synovitis of the knee resulting from intra-articular knee penetration as a complication of flexible intramedullary nailing of pediatric femur fractures: report of two cases.
abstract: Management of pediatric femur fractures using flexible intramedullary nail fixation is widely accepted. Few complications have been reported in the literature; these include primarily malunions and nonunions. The authors present two cases of a previously unreported complication-acute synovitis of the knee following intra-articular penetration of the knee joint by migration of a flexible nail.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mendelson
authors.forename: Jan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Grudziak
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology*