title: Pediatric elbow trauma.
abstract: This article provides a summary of the acute management of pediatric elbow trauma. Treatment options are reviewed for all pediatric fractures, specific recommendations are outlined, and complications are addressed. Particular emphasis is placed on the common, but often complicated supracondylar fracture of the distal humerus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University Medical School and Georgia Baptist Orthopaedic Residency Program, The Hand Treatment Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Simovitch
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D000092464:Elbow Injuries