Medial Approach for Operative Treatment of the Widely Displaced Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children

Twenty-seven widely displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children were treated by open reduction and cross K-wire fixation by the medial approach over a 30-month period. The mean follow-up was 14 months, average age 8 years and the mean delay in presentation 49 hours. Medial approach...

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Main Authors: Ritabh Kumar, Rajesh Malhotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2000-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900000800204