The new guidelines outline the best practices for treating this injury based on the age and size of the child and provide a thorough review of the literature on treatment, along with highlighting gaps in the research, according to the release.
According to the AAOS, the new pediatric diaphyseal femur fracture clinical practice guidelines provide:
- "the results of a systematic review of published studies from 1966 to Oct. 1, 2008, on the treatment of isolated diaphyseal femur fractures in children;
- "14 specific recommendations;
- "the results of AAOS’s commitment to developing more evidence-based outcome methods and resulting guideline recommendations for its members and the orthopedic surgery community; and
- "guidance for appropriately trained surgeons and all qualified physicians considering treatment of isolated diaphyseal femur fractures in children. "
Read the release about the new AAOS pediatric diaphyseal femur fracture guidelines.
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