Use of the Bioabsorbable Activa IM-Nail™ in Pediatric Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures

Exclusion Criteria

• •We exclude patients
• •with fractures that are well managed conservatively (undisplaced or minimally displaced)
• •with previous ipsilateral forearm fracture
• •with fractures unsuited for intramedullary nailing (e.g. multifragmentary, metaphyseal or epiphyseal)
• •with fractures with ipsilateral wrist or elbow involvement (e.g. Monteggia or Galeazzi variants)
• •unable to participate in follow-up
• •with existing bone pathology (e.g. tumor, osteogenesis imperfecta, degenerative disease)
• •in whom internal fixation is otherwise contraindicated (e.g. active or potential infection)