Introduction: Children and adolescents often sustain both-bone forearm fractures, which are common injuries. Aim of the study: To investigate the efficacy of single-bone fixation of the radius versus the ulna in diaphyseal forearm fractures in children. Subjects and Methods: There were 25 children with forearm both-bone fractures in a prospective cohort study. The ulnas of nine children (the ulnar cohort) and sixteen additional children (the radial cohort) were each treated with a single bone fixation utilizing an intramedullary flexible nail. Results: Twenty-four children (nine (100%) from the ulnar cohort and fifteen (94%) from the radial cohort) had an excellent score, while a single one from the radial cohort lost about nine degrees of pronation and was given a good score. Only one case suffered from the delayed union of the ulna. Conclusion: Both ulnar fixation and radial fixation had the same results in the treatment of both-bone fractures of the forearm of the children using single-bone fixation. They are reliable techniques with less operative time, excellent functional outcomes, a low rate of complications, and less radiation exposure.
Abdel-meguid, K., Arafa, M., Ahmed Eissa, H., & Moussa, M. (2023). Single Bone Fixation of The Radius Versus Ulna in Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures in Children. Fayoum University Medical Journal, 12(3), 25-34. doi: 10.21608/fumj.2023.336847
MLA
Kamal Abdel-meguid; Mohamed Arafa; Hamdi Adel Ahmed Eissa; Mohammad Moussa. "Single Bone Fixation of The Radius Versus Ulna in Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures in Children". Fayoum University Medical Journal, 12, 3, 2023, 25-34. doi: 10.21608/fumj.2023.336847
HARVARD
Abdel-meguid, K., Arafa, M., Ahmed Eissa, H., Moussa, M. (2023). 'Single Bone Fixation of The Radius Versus Ulna in Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures in Children', Fayoum University Medical Journal, 12(3), pp. 25-34. doi: 10.21608/fumj.2023.336847
VANCOUVER
Abdel-meguid, K., Arafa, M., Ahmed Eissa, H., Moussa, M. Single Bone Fixation of The Radius Versus Ulna in Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures in Children. Fayoum University Medical Journal, 2023; 12(3): 25-34. doi: 10.21608/fumj.2023.336847