title: Late diagnosis of medial condyle fracture of the humerus with rotational displacement in a child.
abstract: For displaced medial condyle fractures in children, open reduction with internal fixation seems to be most popular treatment method. The major complication of this method is failure to make the proper early diagnosis. Corrective supracondylar humeral osteotomy has been preferred to open reduction and internal fixation for managing malunited fragments. We report a case of a child with nonunion of the medial condyle of the humerus who was subsequently treated successfully with open reduction and internal fixation.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, 194 Dongsan-dong, Joong-gu, Daegu, 700-712, Korea. skspos@dsmc.or.kr
authors: Kwang Soon
authors: KS
authors: Song
authors: Kirti
authors: K
authors: Ramnani
authors: Chul Hyun
authors: CH
authors: Cho
authors: Eun Seok
authors: ES
authors: Son
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors