- All Journals
- Al-Qadisiyah University
- Basrah University
- Kirkuk University
- Mosul University
- The Iraqi Borad for Medical Specialization
- University of Anbar
- University of Technology
- Al Mustafa University
- Al-Zahraa University for Women
- Alnoor University
- Kunooz University
- Misan University
- Ninevah University
- Tikrit University
- University of Al-Hamdaniya
- University of Kerbala
IMMEDIATE HIP SPICA FOR FRACTURE OF SHAFT OF FEMUR IN PEDIATRICS | ||
| Basrah Journal of Surgery | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 86-89 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/bsurg.2015.102898 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This is a prospective study performed on 20 children with isolated fracture shaft femur between January 2010 to December 2010 at Al-Husain Teaching Hospital in Al-Samawa city. They were 12 boys and 8 girls, their age ranged between 1 to 6 years(average 3.2). All patients were treated by immediate single leg spica as an outpatient technique. This study found that immediate hip spica casting and discharging to home is associated with few complications, no functional limitation and minimal limb length inequality. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| IMMEDIATE HIP SPICA; FRACTURE OF SHAFT OF FEMUR IN PEDIATRICS | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 451 PDF Download: 276 |
||