Short Term Outcome of Pediatric Fracture of Neck Femur Fixation by Plate and Screws

Sohag University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fracture of Pediatric Neck Femur

Treatments: Procedure: fixation by plate and screws

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05878496

Soh-Med-23-04-22MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

the incidence of femoral neck fracture in children ranges between 0.3 and 0.5 of all childhood fractures per year. the incidence is maximum at the ranges of 11 and 12 years with a male preponderance ranging from 1.3 to 1.7:1. in contrast to osteoprotic proximal femur fractures in the eldery. although rarely seen in children fracture neck of femur has aconsiderable risk of complications such as avascular necrosisos femoral head, coxa vara, non union, delayed union, premature physeal arrest and infection. in infants and toddlrs below age of 2 years, closed reduction and fixation with smooth 1.8 or 2 mm K wires may be carried out, in children there are many methods of fixation, cannulated 4,4.5 screws, plates,dynamic hip screw.

Full description

the incidence of femoral neck fracture in children ranges between 0.3 and 0.5 of all childhood fractures per year. the incidence is maximum at the ranges of 11 and 12 years with a male preponderance ranging from 1.3 to 1.7:1. in contrast to osteoprotic proximal femur fractures in the eldery. although rarely seen in children fracture neck of femur has aconsiderable risk of complications such as avascular necrosisos femoral head, coxa vara, non union, delayed union, premature physeal arrest and infection. in infants and toddlrs below age of 2 years, closed reduction and fixation with smooth 1.8 or 2 mm K wires may be carried out, in children there are many methods of fixation, cannulated 4,4.5 screws, plates,dynamic hip screw.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children between 2 and 16 years having fracture of neck femur

Exclusion criteria

• patients more than 16 years, cases with open fractures, preexisting deformity, other pelvic or ipsilateral femoral injuries

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)