Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja
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Ortop Traumatol Rehabil · Apr 2005
Stabilization of forearm fractures in children using intramedullary Kirschner wires.
Background. Minimally invasive intramedullary stabilization is a widely accepted method for treating long bone fractures in children. Indications concerning age and type of fracture have increased in the last decade. ⋯ Intramedullary Kirschner wire stabilization is a technically easy minimally invasive procedure. The method gives good clinical outcomes and decreases hospitalization, treatment costs, and stress connected with hospitalization. Intramedullary stabilization should be method of choice in the surgical treatment of forearm fractures in children.