La Fijación Elástica en Traumatología de las Extremidades.

Among the different methods of ostheosynthesis, the elastic fixación (nailing) than allow small movernents, don''t hurt the periosteum and help the action ofimmobilization by the muscular groups, it occupy an important place among the differences techniques of paediatric traumatology.Since sorne years ago these systems have been used every time more in adults, included in failure of others methods of treatment. The author mades a review of biomechanical and ostegenic basis of the elastic fixationand their advantages and inconvenients reported in the literature.

Among the different methods of ostheosynthesis, the elastic fixación (nailing) than allow small movernents, don''t hurt the periosteum and help the action ofimmobilization by the muscular groups, it occupy an important place among the differences techniques of paediatric traumatology.Since sorne years ago these systems have been used every time more in adults, included in failure of others methods of treatment. The author mades a review of biomechanical and ostegenic basis of the elastic fixationand their advantages and inconvenients reported in the literature.