Late results in supracondylar humeral fractures in children.
The end results of supracondylar humeral fractures in 151 children after an average follow-up period of 15 years are presented. The relationship between the carrying angle and the functional result was analyzed. A deformity of the carrying angle was not felt by the patients to be a cosmetic handicap, and the functional results were not problematic. However, the least satisfactory subjective results in the series were associated with a decrease of the carrying angle by at least 10 degrees and with a significant proportion of the limitations of movement of the elbow joint.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012399:Rotation