OUTCOMES OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF DIAPHYSEAL FEMUR FRACTURES IN POLYTRAUMATIZED CHILDREN

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the surgical treatment of diaphyseal femur fractures in polytraumatized children, considering consolidation rate, complications, and function as outcomes of interest. Methods: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and retrospective study of medical records of patients treated from 2012 to 2021. The 39 patients (41 femurs) were divided into four groups according to the method of osteosynthesis. We used the IL), and performed Chi-square, Fisher, Kruskal-Wallis, and Shapiro-Wilk tests with a significance level of 5%. Results: We observed six complications among patients. Functional outcomes were satisfactory in 40 cases (97.6%) and unsatisfactory in one case (2.40%) according to the adopted criteria. We found one case (2.40%) of non-union and one case (2.40%) of malunion, whereas - Investigation of outcomes and treatment. Comparative retrospective study.