[Treatment of humeral supracondylar fracture through small lateral incision].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the effect of treatment of humeral supracondylar fracture with Kirschner and tension band wire fixation through small lateral incision.


METHODS
Fifty-eight patients of humeral supracondylar fractures included 42 males and 16 females with the average age of 9.4 years ranging from 3 to 65 years old. All patients were treated with Kirschner and tension band fixation through small lateral incision of 4 to 5 cm after reduction through lateral approach from the inter muscular space between the lateral of triceps brachii and the brachioradial muscle. Two Kirschner were insterted from the lateral condylars to humeral medial. Drill plumb on the humeral above fracture line distance 2 to 3 cm. A wire through bended on the lateral two Kirschners nails crossed in the shape of "8" figure.


RESULTS
The fracture obtained accurately reduction and rigidly fixation. All patients were followed up for 1 to 5 years (mean 2.4 years). According to Flynn clinical evaluation, the results were excellent in 48 cases, good in 6,fair in 3 and poor in 1.


CONCLUSIONS
This method has advantages of minimal trauma, easy manipulation, less operative time, early exercises and rapid recovery for the treatment of humeral supracondylar fracture.
Gao
Hong-Bing
HB
Department of Zhenyuan Peoples Hospital, Zhenyuan 557700, Guizhou, China. xyy5722721@sina.com
Wu
Tao
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult