Introduction Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are the most frequent fractures affecting the paediatric elbow 1 and their correct management is important because they can cause catastrophic complications. Despite there being a clear
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Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, Gaspar González-Morán, and Luis Moraleda
Hakan Ömeroğlu and Manuel Cassiano Neves
Does evidence-based medicine support the increasing tendency towards operative treatment? Humerus supracondylar fractures, femur shaft fractures and forearm fractures can be considered as the three paediatric fractures in which surgical treatment has
Frédéric Vauclair, Patrick Goetti, Ngoc Tram V. Nguyen, and Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo
) Nonunion after conservative treatment of a supracondylar fracture. (C) Bone stock evaluation with computed tomography. (D) Triceps on approach. (E) Nonunion before fibrous tissue debridement. (F) After fibrous debridement, reduction and fixation with two
Karl Stoffel, Christoph Sommer, Mark Lee, Tracy Y Zhu, Karsten Schwieger, and Christopher Finkemeier
fracture ( n = 2), Su type II interprosthetic supracondylar fracture ( n = 2), A3 fracture with li mited bone stock ( n = 1), Loss of anchorage distally after initial lateral plate fixation for Su type II supracondylar periprosthetic fracture ( n
Maartje Michielsen, Annemieke Van Haver, Matthias Vanhees, Roger van Riet, and Frederik Verstreken
similar results in terms of accuracy. Malunion of supracondylar fractures occurs mainly in children and arises in 4–58% of cases 17 . Robinson et al showed a non-union rate of 4.5% in complex distal humeral fractures (type C according to the AO
Matías Sepúlveda, Cecilia Téllez, Víctor Villablanca, and Estefanía Birrer
can be divided into supracondylar fractures and fractures with physeal involvement. Although distal femur fractures are reportedly rare, Smith et al . ( 13 ) in their retrospective study described an incidence of 12% for distal femur fractures of all
Anne J. Spaans, C.M. (Lilian) Donders, J.H.J.M. (Gert) Bessems, and Christiaan J.A. van Bergen
pinning of a supracondylar fracture, and one with previous extension deficit in concomitant sickle cell disease. 14 Both studies mentioned the duration of symptoms, and Kaziz et al described these data for every individual patient. However, no firm
Babar Kayani, Sujith Konan, Atif Ayuob, Elliot Onochie, Talal Al-Jabri, and Fares S. Haddad
during the learning phase of this procedure. Park and Lee reported six of their initial 32 fully active robotic TKA procedures had short-term complications including superficial infection, patellar ligament rupture, patellar dislocation, supracondylar
Pierre-Louis Docquier, Laurent Paul, and Khanh TranDuy
most often occurs resulting from inadequate reduction of a supracondylar fracture of the humerus. Cubitus varus does not always impair elbow function or elbow range of motion, but the cosmetic deformity may lead parents to request an operation to
Thomas Tampere, Matthieu Ollivier, Christophe Jacquet, Maxime Fabre-Aubrespy, and Sébastien Parratte
Ryan TG Uggen WM . Treatment of supracondylar fractures of the femur proximal to a total knee arthroplasty: a report of four cases . J Bone Joint Surg Am 1995 ; 77 : 924 – 931 . 9. Yoshino N Takai S
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