Internal antecubital fold line: A new useful anatomical repair to identify the medial epicondyle and avoid iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury in patients with supracondylar fracture of the humerus Línea del pliegue antecubital interno: Un nuevo reparo anatómico útil para identificar la epitróclea y evitar lesiones iatrogénicas del nervio ulnar en pacientes con fractura supracondílea del humero

Introduction: The supracondylar fracture of the distal humerus is the most common pediatric fracture around the elbow. The currently accepted techniques of fixation are two lateral parallel wires , crosswiring technique from the lateral side, two divergent wires laterally and two retrograde crossed...

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Main Authors: Luis José Cespedes, Camilo Turriago, Jairo Goyeneche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publicaciones UIS 2012-12-01
Series:Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0121-08072012000200003