A retrospective cohort study comparing outcomes of spica casting in pediatric femoral shaft fractures by orthopedic surgeons fellowship trained in pediatrics vs. those not fellowship trained in pediatrics.

Ann Med Surg (Lond) · 2025 · PMC12577942 · PMID 41180721

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The non-pediatric-trained group had a revision rate nearly three times higher than the pediatric-trained group, but this did not reach statistical significance (1.9% vs. 6.3%, P = 0.06).

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