Modified functional bracing in the ambulatory treatment of femoral

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shaft fractures in children. Cheng-JC; Cheung-SS; J-Pediatr-Orthop. 1989 Jul-Aug; 9(4): 457-62 AB: Thirty children aged between 2 and 10 years with fractures of the femoral shaft were involved in a prospective study of a treatment method that requires a short period of traction followed by full weightbearing with a modified hinged functional brace and return to school after an average of 32.5 days. At an average follow-up period of 2 years, no case has shown residual angulation or rotational deformities greater than 10 and 15 degrees. No shortening was demonstrated. Overgrowth of the fractured femur was common, with a maximum of 1.5 cm. No strong correlation between overgrowth and age, site, and type of fracture was found. Results were uniformly good for proximal, middle, and distal third fractures.