Treatment of open supracondylar fracture of humerus.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the injury mechanism and treatment principle of open supracondylar fracture of humerus.


METHODS
The data of 32 patients with open supracondylar fracture of humerus hospitalized in our department in the recent 20 years were analyzed retrospectively. On an average, they were followed up for 30 months. The relationship between the fracture type, situation of wounds, operating time, operating method and time for postoperative functional exercise and final function of elbow joint were evaluated with Flynn scoring standard.


RESULTS
Excellent therapeutic effect was found in 14 cases, good in 12 and bad in 6, with the percentage of fine therapeutic effect of 81.25%.


CONCLUSIONS
For the patients with open supracondylar fracture of humerus, debridement and internal fixation should be made as early as possible, for thorough debridement and correct internal fixation are the key points to improve the prognosis.
Department of Orthopaedics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Xue-zhong
XZ
Yu
Jun
J
Li
Gang
G
Liang
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005597:Fractures, Open; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome