title: Fishtail deformity as a result of a non-displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus.
abstract: Fishtail deformity is a very rare complication of undisplaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. We report the case of a 10-year old girl presenting with pain in the right elbow eight years after a non-displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus. Radiographs also demonstrated necrosis of the lateral part of the trochlea and of the head of the radius. With this long-term clinical and radiographic follow-up after a non-displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus, we would like to point out the possibility of the development of this very rare deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: Leonhard E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ramseier
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008833:Microcirculation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular