title: Elbow fractures in children and adolescents.
abstract: Fractures of the upper extremity are common injuries in athletically active children and adolescents. These injuries usually occur during falls on an outstretched arm. Upper extremity fractures account for 65% to 75% of fractures in this group, and fractures about the elbow for approximately 10%. Although most elbow fractures heal uneventfully with immobilization only, determining which fractures will do well with cast treatment alone and which require surgical reduction and stabilization is often difficult.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, Department of Orthopaedics, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Beaty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000092464:Elbow Injuries