Aims. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of periprosthetic
Recent reports have suggested that a delay in the management of type-III supracondylar
We describe a method of pinning extension supracondylar
In 1980, we developed a specially designed brace for treating supracondylar
We present a method of manipulative reduction, immobilisation and fixation using a U-shaped plaster with the elbow in extension for extension-type supracondylar
We examined differences in the rate of open reduction, operating time, length of hospital stay and outcome between two groups of children with displaced supracondylar
This annotation discusses the findings of two papers in the current issue describing the management of the neurovascular complications of supracondylar
Between January 1995 and December 2000, 112 children with a closed displaced supracondylar
Between 1998 and 2002, 37 neuropathies in 32 patients with a displaced supracondylar
A series of 26 children was referred to our specialist unit with a ‘pink pulseless hand’ following a supracondylar
This study aimed to evaluate the use of pin leverage in the reduction of Gartland type III supracondylar
We performed an audit of 71 children with consecutive displaced, extension-type supracondylar
We treated 22 children with a supracondylar
We reviewed 26 patients who had had internal fixation of an open intra-articular supracondylar
We treated 15 patients with atrophic nonunion of a diaphyseal
Ninety-eight children with severely displaced supracondylar
A simple method of radiological assessment has been used to measure the angle between the long axis of the humeral shaft and the growth plate of the capitellum (the Baumann angle). In the normal arm a significant relationship was found between the Baumann angle and the carrying angle. The Baumann angle was also measured after reduction of supracondylar
In this study, we describe a morphological classification
for greater tuberosity
We report the results of 116 consecutive displaced extension supracondylar fractures of the elbow in children treated during the first two years after the introduction of the following protocol; closed reduction under general anaesthesia with fluoroscopic control and lateral percutaneous pinning using two parallel pins or, when closed reduction failed, open reduction and internal fixation by cross-pinning. Eight patients were lost to follow-up during the first postoperative year. The mean follow-up for the remaining 108 was 27.9 months (12 to 47, median 26.5). At the final follow-up, using Flynn’s overall modified classification, the clinical result was considered to be excellent in 99 patients (91.6%), good in five (4.6%) and poor in four (3.7%). All the poor results were due to a poor cosmetic result, but had good or excellent function. Technical error in the initial management of these four cases was thought to be the cause of the poor results. The protocol described resulted in good or excellent results in 96% of our patients, providing a safe and efficient treatment for displaced supracondylar
During a six-year period we prospectively studied eight children who presented with supracondylar