Exposed Versus Buried Intramedullary K-wires for Pediatric Forearm Fractures

Exposed Versus Buried Intramedullary K-wires for Pediatric Forearm Fractures: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Comparing the rate of complications between buried and exposed intramedullary implants after fixation of pediatric forearm fractures.

comparison between buried and exposed intramedullary k-wire in fixation of pediatric forearm fracture in rate of complications such as infection,malunion,nonunion and refracture.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age: less than 10 years .
2. Diaphyseal forearm fracture.
3. closed fracture.
4. isolated or combined fracture of forearm.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patient age: more than 10 years old . 2-open fracture. 3- pathological fracture. 4-patient with medical history (immune compromized patient e.g D.M, cancer on chemotherapy and aplastic anemia).

5- neurovascular injury.