Pediflex Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nails

Added May 1, 2013

Manufactured and Distributed by OrthoPediatrics

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Comment by firasarnaout Commented Jan 31, 2015

Impact factor: 914

Flexible nailing of forearm fractures:

For patents aged 7 -15 years old

Avoid in adults as healing is slower which slows rehabilitation

nail is always placed in a retrograde approach in the radius to avoid the risk of damage of PIN

2 approaches for the distal radial insertion point:

Distal lateral insertion risk of damage to the superficial branch of the radial nerve

dorsal approach over Lister’s tubercle 2 cm proximal to the distal physis

in the ulna the nail can be inserted via an antegrade (3cm distal to the tip of the olecranon) or retrograde approach.

The nail diameter 2/3 of the medullary isthmus – usually 2 mm in 7-11 years, and 2.5 mm in 11-15 years

removal of recommended after 4 to 6 months depending on the fully circumferential complete bone remodelling (woven bone) at the fracture site. The bone healing time is especially dependent on the patient’s age.

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