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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Demographics, lower-limb involvement and previous treatment performed in other hospitals with unsatisfactory results

From: Lower-limb intramedullary nailing in patients with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia who had a previous unsuccessful treatment. A report of 48 cases

24 patients

11 male

13 female

Mean age at diagnosis: 6.7 ± 2.34 years (range, 4–13 years)

6 patients with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

18 patients with McCune–Albright syndrome

12 patients with monomelic involvement

12 patients with bimelic involvement

Closed reduction and plaster cast for femoral and tibial fractures: 9 patients

Küntscher nailing for femoral fractures or osteotomy stabilization: 6 patients

Peripheral plating for femoral and tibial fractures or osteotomiy stabilization: 9 patients