Kumar R
Int Surg. 1982 Oct-Dec;67(4 Suppl):551-2.
To investigate the suitability of the cast-braces for the management of fractured femurs in children, the author studied 50 children treated for fractured femurs. After conventional skin traction therapy for three weeks, 40 children are placed in cast-braces and ten in conventional hip-spicas. The results are compared. The advantages noted with the cast-brace are that it reduces stress at the fracture site, allows knee and hip movement and ambulation thus reducing the period of immobilization and the functional loss.
为了研究管型支具在儿童股骨骨折治疗中的适用性，作者对50例接受股骨骨折治疗的儿童进行了研究。在进行三周的传统皮肤牵引治疗后，40名儿童被置于管型支具中，10名儿童被置于传统的髋人字石膏中。对结果进行比较。管型支具的优点是它能减轻骨折部位的应力，允许膝关节和髋关节活动以及行走，从而缩短固定期和减少功能丧失。
