title: [Treatment of pediatric humeral supracondylar fractures with a lateral external fixator. A case report].
abstract: We present the case of a child with a Gartland III humeral supracondylar fracture treated with a lateral external fixator and 1.6 mm Kirschner nails. The edema and postoperative pain subsided and the patient had early mobility, thus avoiding the use of cast immobilization. The patient was discharged with elbow mobility and no complications. Follow-up was conducted at weeks 1, 3, 6, 8, 12 and 16 with favorable results. The outcome was early mobility and the resulting shorter rehabilitation period, as well as better management of the skin and soft tissues, decreased muscle hypotrophy and appropriate healing.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Centro de Trauma Cruz Roja Mexicana, D.F. carlos_tc15@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torres-Castro
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salcedo-Dueñas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estrada-Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bello-González
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male