[Fishtail deformity after a non-displaced supracondylar humeral fracture in childhood: A case report].
We report the case of a 13-year-old boy presenting with stiffness and pain in the elbow, which had appeared a few years before consultation. He reported a history of a closed, nondisplaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus 7 years before. Progression was good after orthopedic treatment. X-rays and CT showed a distinctive deformation, called a fishtail deformity, associated with severe arthritic injuries. We recall here that supracondylar fractures of the humerus are common in children and that early reduction decreases the complication rate. However, this case shows that fishtail deformity is a late and serious complication, which may occur after a nondisplaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus, with no severity factors and with good early progression.
Clinique chirurgicale infantile, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France. Electronic address: gautheremi@gmail.com.
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Gauthé
Clinique chirurgicale infantile, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Leroux
Clinique chirurgicale infantile, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Latrobe
Clinique chirurgicale infantile, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Thomas
Chirurgie pédiatrique orthopédique, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex, France.
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Moukoko
Département de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Ould-Slimane
Département de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Foulongne
Clinique chirurgicale infantile, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Abu-Amara
Clinique chirurgicale infantile, CHU Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
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Lechevallier
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006811:Humerus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors