Flexible Nail Treatment of Pediatric Both-Bone Forearm Fractures

J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Aug 1;36(Suppl 3):S11-S12. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002400.

Abstract

Although most pediatric both-bone forearm fractures are treated nonoperatively, some do require surgical fixation. This article and accompanying step-by-step technique video demonstrate intramedullary fixation of a both-bone forearm fractures in a 7-year-old boy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Nails
  • Child
  • Forearm
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary* / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radius Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
  • Radius Fractures* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ulna Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ulna Fractures* / surgery