Prospective Research on the “Functional Outcome of Diaphyseal Femur Fractures in Children Aged 5-10 Years Treated with Titanium Elastic Nailing System (TENS)”
Published: 2021-09-27
Page: 273-279
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 2]
Jitendra Aloria *
Government Medical College and Attached Groups of Hospitals, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Devkinandan Sharma
Government Medical College and Attached Groups of Hospitals, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
R. P. Meena
Government Medical College and Attached Groups of Hospitals, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Lokesh Jangir
Government Medical College and Attached Groups of Hospitals, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Sandeep Bishnoi
Government Medical College and Attached Groups of Hospitals, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Jitendra Meena
Government Medical College and Attached Groups of Hospitals, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: A common injury in youngsters is a femoral shaft fracture. Motor vehicle accidents, sports trauma and physical assault are the most common causes of injury. In children, it is usually treated conservatively, but intra-medullary nailing with Titanium Elastic Nailing System (TENS) is becoming more popular in teens, therefore we chose this age group for study regarding management of femoral shaft fracture.
Aim: To study the functional outcome in children with shaft of femur fracture, treated with TENS.
Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted between May, 2018 to November, 2020 among patients of 5-10 years age group with shaft of femur fracture admitted in orthopaedics department of Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan.
Results: TENS nailing is a comparatively simple, less invasive, as well as less time-consuming technique and has reasonably good clinical and radiological results. The end outcome in our study was outstanding in 18 cases, good in 16 cases, and bad in just 6 cases.
Conclusion: From our research, we believe that CRIF with TENS nail is the standard treatment for femoral shaft fractures in children between the ages of 5 and 10. It is a minimally invasive and less time-consuming procedure that does not damage the growth plate in growing children. As a result, the fractures unite earlier.
Keywords: TENS nail, Close Reduction and Internal Fixation ( CRIF ), children, fracture shaft femur