• 1. Hand Surgery Center, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province (Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province), Luoyang Henan, 471002, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Orthopedics, Henan Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou Henan, 470009, P.R.China;
  • 3. Department of Orthopedics, Yanshi City People’s Hospital, Yanshi Henan, 471900, P.R.China;
LI Shen, Email: 23457522@qq.com
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Objective To explore the effectiveness and safety of closed reduction combined with Taylor three-dimensional space stent fixation in treatment of supracondylar femoral fractures in children.Methods Between July 2008 and July 2016, 20 patients with supracondylar femoral fractures were treated with closed reduction combined with Taylor three-dimensional space stent fixation. There were 14 males and 6 females, with an average age of 10.3 years (range, 6-14 years). The cause of injury was traffic accident in 5 cases, falling from high place in 6 cases, and falling in 9 cases. All fractures were closed fractures. Among them, 12 cases were flexion type and 8 cases were straight type. According to AO classification, 12 cases were rated as type A1 and 8 cases as type A2. The fractures were over 0.5-5.0 cm (mean, 2.5 cm) of the epiphysis line. The time from injury to surgery was 2-8 days (mean, 3.5 days). Postoperative knee joint function was evaluated based on the Kolment evaluation criteria.Results All children were followed up 6-24 months (mean, 18.1 months). There was no complication such as nail infection, vascular nerve injury, external fixation looseing, fracture displacement, or re-fracture. All fractures healed and the fracture healing time was 4-6 weeks with an average of 4.5 weeks. The stent removal time was 8-12 weeks (mean, 9.5 weeks). The gait and knee function recovered, and there was no abnormality of the epiphysis. At last follow-up, the knee joint function were excellent in 18 cases and good in 2 cases according to the Kolment evaluation criteria, and the excellent and good rate was 100%.Conclusion Closed reduction combined with Taylor three-dimensional space stent fixation is an effective treatment for the children with supracondylar femoral fractures, with small trauma and rapid recovery. It can avoid damaging the tarsal plate, be high fracture healing rate, and promote the recovery of limb function.

Citation: LI Shen, WANG Shuai, LI Chunyou, SONG Guanpeng, SUN Yongqiang, LÜ Songfeng, LIU Xiaoyan, HE Yanhong, GUO Sujuan. Closed reduction combined with Taylor three-dimensional space stent fixation for supracondylar femoral fracture in children. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2019, 33(5): 537-541. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201812098 Copy

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