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- ItemAcesso aberto (Open Access)Osteossínteses com hastes intramedulares em crianças(Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, 2009-10-01) Fernandes, Helio Jorge Alvachian [UNIFESP]; Saad, Eduardo Abdalla [UNIFESP]; Reis, Fernando Baldy dos [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)The authors present a comprehensive review of the literature emphasizing the use of flexible intramedullary nails in the treatment of fractures in children, focusing the treatment of femoral shaft and forearm fractures and emphasizing the importance of the non-surgical approach. Children's age and weight threshold are not well defined for the use of the method. The removal of implants is a controversial matter in the literature, with a trend towards keeping the implants.