title: Tips of the trade #30. Constructing a bracket for fixation of supracondylar fractures in children.
abstract: Displaced supracondylar fractures in children are best treated with anatomic reduction and percutaneous fixation. Flynn et al first described the pediatric application of a simple holding bracket to facilitate reduction and percutaneous pinning of supracondylar fractures. A similar bracket can be easily constructed with connecting rods and clamps from a Hoffman or an AO external fixator tray.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York.
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authors: Toledano
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authors: Price
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography