Flexion-type supracondylar elbow fractures in children.
Flexion-type supracondylar elbow fractures are uncommon in children. Minimally displaced fractures were treated in plaster cast in 7 children, and 22 children with a displaced fracture were treated by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Results after an average follow-up of 6.3 years showed that the treatment of choice yielded excellent or good results in 86.2% of the patients. All patients were satisfied with the end result and had normal use of their elbow.
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Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, V.U.B. University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. hugo.deboeck@az.vub.ac.be
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D017677:Age Distribution; D001858:Bone Nails; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods; D011403:Pronation; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013484:Supination; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000092464:Elbow Injuries