The principles of elastic stable intramedullary nailing in children.
Elastic nailing is the foremost method of surgically stabilizing children's long bone fractures. This article traces the history of the method, summarizes the scientific basis, both biological and biomechanical, and assesses the broad indications.
Hunter
James B
JB
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. annjameshunter@aol.com
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001858:Bone Nails; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans