title: [Application of elastic intramedullary nail in the treatment of both ulna and radius fractures in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the efficacies of internal fixation by elastic intramedullary nail versus conventional plate osteosynthesis in the treatment of both radius and ulna fractures in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 84 cases were randomly divided into control and experimental groups at our department from July 2007 to 2013. The control group underwent conventional plating while the experimental group received elastic intramedullary nail. Preoperative preparations and postoperative rehabilitation protocols were similar. The operative outcomes were evaluated from pain score at Day 3 post-operation, radiology and forearm curative function, local wound healing after 2, 4, 8 weeks, 3, 6 months and 1 year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Local wound healing time, radiology and forearm curative function had statistical significance between two groups (P < 0.05). And the pain score had significant difference (P < 0.01) .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elastic intramedullary nail has multiple advantages of mini-invasiveness, quicker healing and excellent function recovery in the treatment of both ulna and radius fractures in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China.
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, China. Email: wangyue@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D002648:Child; D005542:Forearm; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011885:Radius Fractures; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014457:Ulna; D014458:Ulna Fractures; D014945:Wound Healing