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- Title
Treatment of selected extension supracondylar fractures of the humerus by manipulation and strapping in flexion.
- Authors
Williamson, D M; Cole, W G
- Abstract
The long-term results after the manipulation and strapping in flexion of selected extension supracondylar fractures of the humerus were evaluated in 43 children. Reduced fractures that were stable when immobilized in approximately 110 degrees of flexion, without producing circulatory obstruction, were treated in this manner. After a minimum review of 4 years, 95 per cent of the children had an excellent or good range of elbow motion and 88 per cent had excellent or good elbow alignment. No child had Volkmann's ischaemic contracture. Five children had cubitus varus which was due to malunion in three, but was unrelated to the treatment of the supracondylar fracture in two children. If these two latter children were excluded then excellent or good alignment was observed in all children who had a Baumann (humerocapitellar) angle of 80 degrees or less at the time of reduction and 84 degrees or less 10 days after the fracture. We concluded that manipulation and strapping in flexion was suitable for approximately 60 per cent of children with isolated displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus.
- Publication
Injury, 1993, Vol 24, Issue 4, p249
- ISSN
0020-1383
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/0020-1383(93)90180-e