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Supracondylar Fracture of the Humerus
Supracondytar fractures of the humerus are common in childhood, and in less developed countries many late malunions are seen. A restricted range of elbow movement often makes it difficult to measure varus-valgus deformity clinically. This can be assessed from bony points but may be hindered by chronic swelling around the elbow. In these cases the pronation-supination range of the forearm is alm...
متن کاملSupracondylar Fracture of the Humerus in Children.
Seventy-eight supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children were reviewed to compare four kinds of treatment: closed reduction and immobilization in a cast or splint, overhead skeletal traction, side-arm skeletal traction, and Dunlop's skin traction. The skeletal traction device usually used was a winged screw of our own design. The arms treated in overhead traction had significantly less ...
متن کاملTreatment of flexion-type supracondylar humeral fracture in children.
PURPOSE To assess the results of treatment for flexion-type supracondylar humeral fracture in children. METHODS The treatment of 14 children with flexion-type supracondylar humeral fracture was reviewed. Severity was classified according to the Gartland system for extension-type fractures. Type-I fractures were treated with immobilisation in an extension cast. For type-II and -III fractures, ...
متن کاملPost-operative Pain Control in Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Fixation
INTRODUCTION: Post-operative pain control in pediatric patients has become a priority for all institutions. There is a paucity of literature on pain control following orthopedic procedures in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of acetaminophen to narcotic analgesics, specifically, acetaminophen/codeine and morphine, for pain management after closed re...
متن کاملPercutaneous pinning in displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus in children.
BACKGROUND Supracondylar fracture of humerus is the most common fracture in first decade of life. There are various treatment modalities for this fracture i.e closed reduction and casting, open reduction and internal fixation and percutaneous pinning. Study was conducted to know the outcome of Percutaneous Pinning in the management of displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus in children. M...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.49b4.768