FIGURE 6.

A 5-year-old girl suffered a transverse fracture of the femur during a fall down the stairs. Elastic intramedullary stabilization was performed on the day of injury. The radiograph obtained 10 days later showed a twisting of the nails (“corkscrew” phenomenon). Two EndCaps (long arrow) were inserted to increase the biomechanical stability of the osteosynthesis (A). Radiological consolidation of the fracture was documented after 5 months. There was a residual valgus angulation of 8°. The multiple crossings of the nails are indicated by arrows (B).