Fracture shaft of femur; management outcome in children between 10 to 14 years of age treated by intramdullary rush nail

ABSTRACT

In school going children surgical treatment is favoured with the introduction of elastic intramedullary nails. The aim of this study was to determine the management outcome of fracture shaft of femur in children between 7-14 years of age by intra medullary rush nail. This study was conducted at department of orthopedic surgery, Dow University of health science and civil hospital Karachi. Duration of study was 12 months from 01-09-2011 to 31-8-2012. Children with closed fracture shaft of femur age 7-14 years of either sex meeting the inclusion criteria were included. Children were diagnosed clinically and confirmed on X ray, open reduction and internal fixation with appropriate size rush nail was done by senior orthopedic surgeon. Thereafter patients were followed every month and the final outcome was measured at the end of third month post operatively. Male were 58% while female were 42%, the average age of the patients were 11.78+/-1.40 years. Management outcome of fracture shaft of femur in children by intra medullary rush nail showed that 100% children fracture were healed. We found a very high success rate in the management of closed fracture shaft femur with intramedullary rush nail. This surgical procedure is simple, technically less demanding, and suitable in peripheral rural hospital in developing countries