Published results showed pediatric patients with severely displaced distal radius and forearm fractures may have fewer complications with bioresorbable intramedullary implants compared with Kirschner-wire osteosynthesis.
In the retrospective study, researchers categorized data for 94 pediatric patients with severely displaced distal forearm or metaphyseal radial fractures into groups based on whether they received biodegradable poly(l-lactide)-co-glycolide acid (PLGA) implants (ActivaPin, Bioretec; n=30) or one or two stainless steel Kirschner-wires (Sanatmetal), which were either buried under