title: Temporizing management of pediatric femur fractures using J-splints.
abstract: This article describes a novel splinting technique for the temporizing management of pediatric femur fractures. The J-splint is a reliable, simple, and rapidly applied splint that prevents many of the complications and pitfalls of other described temporizing measures, such as skeletal traction, skin traction, traction splinting, and posterior splinting. This technique of J-splinting femur fractures has low morbidity and provides many advantages in the temporizing management of pediatric femur fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Alan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kane
authors.forename: Craig P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Eberson
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Born
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013165:Splints