TY  - JOUR
T1  - Complications of Titanium and Stainless Steel Elastic Nail Fixation of Pediatric Femoral Fractures
AU  - Wall, Eric J.
AU  - Jain, Viral
AU  - Vora, Vagmin
AU  - Mehlman, Charles T.
AU  - Crawford, Alvin H.
Y1  - 2009/08/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 2041
EP  - 2041
VL  - 91
IS  - 8
N2  - 
Although the manufacturer of the titanium nail has suggested subsequent nail removal, they do not provide guidelines for the timing of the removal. In the literature, the times of nail removal have ranged from three months to one year2-4. Metaizeau et al. recommended routine removal between three and six months after insertion4,5. It has been our experience that waiting more than six months makes removal of elastic nails difficult.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -