title: [Treatment of children with femoral subtrochanteric fracture with advanced elastic intramedullary nail technology].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore curative effects of advanced elastic intramedullary nail technology in treating children with femoral subtrochanteric fracture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Form March 2009 to December 2010, 16 children with femoral subtrochanteric fracture were treated with advanced elastic intramedullary nail technology. There were 12 males and 4 females ranging in age from 7 to 15 years old with a mean of 9.8 years old. According to fracture classification, 9 cases were stable fractures (traverse or short oblique type) and 7 cases were unstable fractures (comminuted or long oblique type). Radiographs and complications were retrospectively reviewed. Fracture healing were evaluated according to Flynn criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All children were followed up from 11 to 32 months with an average of 21 months. No incision infecton,bone nonunion and breakage of screw occurred. The fracture healing time was from 8 to 16 weeks with an average of 10.1 weeks. According to Flynn criteria, 14 cases got excellent results, 1 moderate and 1 poor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Advanced elastic intramedullary nail technology for the treatment of children with femoral subtrochanteric fracture is a safe and effective fixation, which is good for early mobilization, shorter the duration of hospital stays and reduce complications.
authors.affiliation: The Third Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics Hospital of Guigang, Guigang 537100, Guangxi, China. gusanqu@126.com
authors.forename: Jia-chang
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: You-meng
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male