Use of Flexible Intramedullary Nail Fixation in Treating Femur Fractures in Children

Michael Khazzam, MD, Channing Tassone, MD, Xue C. Liu, PhD, MD, Roger Lyon, MD, Brian Freeto, MD, Jeffery Schwab, MD, and John Thometz, MD

Dr. Khazzam is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Tassone is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Liu is Associate Professor, Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Lyon is Associate Professor, Dr. Freeto is Resident, and Dr. Schwab is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Dr. Thometz is Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, and Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Michael Khazzam, MD, Channing Tassone, MD, Xue C. Liu, PhD, MD, Roger Lyon, MD, Brian Freeto, MD, Jeffery Schwab, MD, and John Thometz, MD

Dr. Khazzam is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Tassone is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Liu is Associate Professor, Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Lyon is Associate Professor, Dr. Freeto is Resident, and Dr. Schwab is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Dr. Thometz is Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, and Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Michael Khazzam, MD, Channing Tassone, MD, Xue C. Liu, PhD, MD, Roger Lyon, MD, Brian Freeto, MD, Jeffery Schwab, MD, and John Thometz, MD

Dr. Khazzam is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Tassone is Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Liu is Associate Professor, Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Lyon is Associate Professor, Dr. Freeto is Resident, and Dr. Schwab is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Dr. Thometz is Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, and Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.