title: Supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children--an epidemiological study of 132 consecutive cases.
abstract: 132 consecutive cases of supracondylar fractures of the humerus admitted between July, 1997 and February, 1999 were included in a prospective study. There were 93 boys and 39 girls. The age ranges from one to 14 years old. The non-dominant arm was more often injured. Ethnic Malay constituted the majority. Accidents mainly occurred at home with a peak between 4 pm and 8 pm. Majority was presented within 24 hours of injury. Type III fracture with distal fragment in extension predominated. Nerve injuries occurred in 9 cases in which median nerve was the most commonly affected. There was only one open fracture and it was complicated by absent radial pulse and median nerve injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology