Treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning

Y Mehry

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Treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning

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Y Mehry^,*

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 7, issue 1; 86-90

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Y MehryTreatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning.J Inflamm Dis.7(1):e154930.

Abstract

Background : Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are common in children and there are many difficulties in management of these fractures. Objective : To determine the success rate in treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Methods : This study was implemented on 26 children treated by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning in Shahid Rajaee hospital of Qazvin from October 1998 till March 2001. Findings: The results were excellent in 46.15% good in 34.61%, fair in 15.38% and poor in 3.84% of the cases. There was no movement limitation in elbow, the complications were minimum, and all the fractures healed soon in 6 weeks. Conclusion : The results conform with those of Hohl in 1996 and Ababneh in 1998. closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of supracondylar fractures of the humerus is a simple and good method to treat these fractures.

Keywords

Supracondylar Fractures

Humerus

Closed reduction

Percutaneous Pinning Carrying Angle

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