Treatment of choice for fracture shaft femur in a child less than 2 years of age
High-Yield Explanation
In children, Conservative treatment of fracture shaft femur is given by:-0-2 years:- Plaster spica or modified Bryant or Gallow&;s traction or pavllic harness (<6 months of age)2-10 years:- split Russel traction10-15 years:- 90-90 femoral skeletal traction (Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 23, 531)