Treatment of a Femoral Shaft Non-union in a Pediatric Patient with Focused Shock Waves
Case Report | Volume 2 | Issue 1 | JRS Jan – Jun 2022 | Page 36-38 | Sebastián Senes1, Gerardo Staudacher2, Santiago Iglesias1, Daniel Moya1, Rodolfo Goyeneche2
DOI: 10.13107/jrs.2022.v02.i01.45
Author: Sebastián Senes [1], Gerardo Staudacher [2], Santiago Iglesias [1], Daniel Moya[1], Rodolfo Goyeneche [2]
[1] Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
[2] Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología Infantil, Hospital de Pediatría Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Address of Correspondence
Dr. Daniel Moya, MD,
Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Perdriel 74, C1280 AEB, CABA, Argentina.
E-mail: drdanielmoya@yahoo.com.ar
Abstract
Non-unions of the femur in children are not frequent, but when they do occur they can be very difficult to manage. Shock wave therapy has emerged as an effective option for well-chosen pseudoarthrosis cases, however there are no reports of pediatric cases. We report a 12-year-old male patient with a history of pathological fracture due to mid-diaphyseal osteomyelitis of the right femur at 8 years of age. After several surgical procedures the integrity of the femur was restored but an area of non-unions persisted at mid-diaphyseal level. He was treated with 3 sessions of focused shock waves with an electrohydraulic generator. He presented a rapid consolidation, avoiding a new endomedullary nailing surgery with bone graft.
Focused shock waves may be a useful therapeutic option in children with nonunions in well-selected cases.
Keywords: Pediatric, Fracture non-unions, Shock Waves
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