title: Supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children.
abstract: Thirty-five children were evaluated at a mean of 2 years, 3 months following treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus. Elbow motion, clinical carrying angle, and roentgenographic measurements including Baumann's angle, humeral-ulnar angle, and metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle were determined for both the normal and the involved extremities. The humeral-ulnar angle best correlated with the final clinical carrying angle, followed by Baumann's angle and the metaphyseal-diaphyseal angle. We recommend postreduction measurement of the humeral-ulnar angle in fractures that have been surgically stabilized and Baumann's angle in those fractures treated by cast immobilization alone to determine the adequacy of reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000092464:Elbow Injuries