Introduction Although supracondylar fractures of the humerus are common in children, open fractures of are extremely rare injuries. Gustilo- Anderson Type-III fractures in the upper extremity are primarily associated with considerable bone loss resulting from high energy trauma. In this study, a case of open pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture treated by a joint and defect spanning multipl...

The most common elbow injuries in pediatric trauma practice are supracondylar fractures of the humerus. Posteriorly displaced fractures may be angulated or displaced medially or laterally with associated internal or external rotation. We compared two groups of patients, each with grade III supracondylar fractures after Gartland. The goal of this study was to see if reduction and pinning maneuve...

Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are common in children. Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning is primary method management, though 2–12% these require open reduction. There no conclusive evidence to dictate best surgical approach fracture. This paper aims review supracondylar discusses early late associated complications. The treatment options then examined, with a focus on preferred...

BACKGROUND Supracondylar humerus fractures are common injuries in the pediatric population. The most severe, type III injuries, have seen the most debate on treatment regimens. Traditionally, these fractures were treated as surgical emergencies, most often fixed with percutaneous pinning in a cross-pin configuration. The recent literature shows that delayed fixation is comparable to emergent fi...

Abstract Introduction Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are most common fracture around elbow in children. There is a risk significant complications including nerve injury, vascular compromise, compartment syndrome and clinical deformity. BOAST (British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma) published guideline 11 2014 (updated Oct 2020) which lists criteria that should be assessed ...

Yoshida N, Tsuchida Y. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222303 Description A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with severe left elbow pain after a fall from a skateboard. On physical examination, an open injury in his left elbow that exposed the humeral lateral epicondyle was observed (Gustilo grade; figure 1A). The radial pulse was well palpated, but the neurological ...

BACKGROUND Open supracondylar fractures of the humerus are rare in children, and the treatment strategy for these fractures is yet to be standardised. AIM We present the case of a 7-year-old boy with open supracondylar humerus fracture that was managed with an external wrist fixator. CASE PRESENTATION A 7-year-boy was brought to our department with pain in the right arm after a fall from a ...

Supracondylar fracture is one of the most common elbow injuries in children (1). Currently, closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of Gartland's types II and III supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children have become the standard method of treatment (2,3). However, controversy exists about the optimal K-wires configuration required to provide adequate fracture stability to maintain r...