title: Predilection for supracondylar fractures in children with cubital recurvatum.
abstract: It has been a common observation that children with supracondylar fracture of the humerus tend to demonstrate hyperextensibility of their elbow joints. In this study, we measured and compared the degree of hyperextension of the uninjured elbow of children less than sixteen years old who sustained either a supracondylar or a distal radial fracture. We concluded that children with higher degree of hyperextension in the elbow are more likely to sustain a supracondylar fracture than a distal radius fracture during a fall on the outstretched hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tho
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Khong
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D015984:Causality; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003625:Data Collection; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015994:Incidence; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors