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Supracondylar Fractures of the humerus
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Second fracture of the distal humerus after varus malunion of a supracondylar fracture in children

Location: http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/80-B/5/791

Nine children sustained a second fracture of the distal humerus after union of an ipsilateral supracondylar fracture which had healed with cubitus varus. There were eight boys and one girl with a mean age of five years (1 to 8) at the time of the second fracture which occurred at...
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Supracondylar extension type III fracture of the humerus in children

Location: http://kumj.com.np/ftp/issue/16/465-469.pdf

Two K-wires of size 1.6 to 2.0 mm were introduced from lateral and medial side in crossed fashion. Ulnar nerve was protected by pushing it posteriorly during medial pinning.
Conclusion: Percutaneous crossed K-wire pinning after closed manipulation in supracondylar extension type III fracture of the humerus is a reliable and safe method of...
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Supracondylar Fractures Require Treatment on the Same Day

Location: http://www.coa-aco.org/coa-bulletin/issue-84/forum-supracondylar-fractures-require-treatment-on-the- ...

Supracondylar fractures are the most common elbow fractures in children. The standard treatment for many years has been to treat Type 3 fractures as an emergency with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning the same day as presentation. The rationale behind treating Type 3 fractures the same day, was to avoid an...
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Supracondylar Humerus Fractures eMedicine Orthopedics

Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1269576-overview

Author: Mark A Noffsinger, MD 2007, Updated August 2009
Distal humerus fractures in adults are relatively uncommon injuries, representing only approximately 3% of all fractures in adults. In a study from Massachusetts General Hospital of 4536 consecutive fractures in adults seen in the Massachusetts General Hospital emergency department, only 0.31% were...
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Treatment of High-Energy Supracondylar/Intercondylar Fractures of

Location: http://www.hwbf.org/ota/am/ota02/otapa/OTA02064.htm

OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #64, 10:16 AM Treatment of High-Energy Supracondylar/Intercondylar Fractures of the Distal Humerus Lisa K. Cannada, MD , Mary B. Zadnik, OTR/L; Walter Andrew Eglseder, MD; University of Maryland Medical Center, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore,...
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