Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	47123
Country	United States

Received	2019-03-12 06:14
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Rigid locked nail fixation for pediatric tibia fractures - Where are the data?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Daniel Weltsch and Keith D Baldwin
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Daniel Weltsch http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-0401 Keith D Baldwin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2333-9061
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Corresponding Author	Keith D Baldwin, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. baldwink@email.chop.edu
Key Words	Pediatric; Trauma; Skeletal maturity; Reamed nail; Intramedullary; Fixation
Core Tip	Little data exists to support the use of reamed intramedullary nails (RIMN) in adolescents and skeletally immature pre-adolescents. However, RIMN is used as the cornerstone of fixation for skeletally mature patients and older skeletally immature patients. Although we are not aware of any papers or case reports of RIMN use which resulted in growth arrest or recurvatum deformity in the pediatric population, surgeons are reluctant to use this nail design in younger patients. Clinical data regarding RIMN and a reliable and easy to apply skeletal maturity measure for the proximal tibia are needed for better decision making in such cases.
Publish Date	2019-08-16 08:59
Citation	Weltsch D, Baldwin KD. Rigid locked nail fixation for pediatric tibia fractures - Where are the data? World J Orthop 2019; 10(8):299-303
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v10/i8/299.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v10.i8.299

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