Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures

Volume: 31 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Ahmet Sarıoğlu
  • M. Arpacıoğlu
  • Ahmet Kıral
  • Mesih Kuşkucu
  • Osman Rodop
  • Haluk Kaplan
  • Feridun Cilli
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Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures

Abstract

Distal humerus fractures are quite common in children; the treatment is usually conservative except completely displaced fractures. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the results of surgical management of type III distal humeral fractures in children. Between the years of 1986-1995, we treated fifty-four displaced supracondylar humeral fractures with open reduction and internal fixation, in GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatalogy. Fourty-eight of the patients were included in this study, six of the patients could not be followed regularly and were excluded. The patients were between two and fourteen years old: average age was 7.4. Thirty-three patients (68.8%) were male and fifteen patients (31.2%) were female. Mean follow-up time was 10.5 (4-36) months. In nineteen of the patients (96%) had extention type frac-tures, and two (4%) had flexion type fractures. all of the fractures were completely displaced and there was no cortical touch between the fractures. We classified the fractures according to Gartland scale, all patients had had Type III fractures. One patient has been injured in a motor-vehicle accident, all the other fractures were the result of falling down whife they were playing. Average interval between the injury and hospitalisation was 2.5 days, between the hospitalisation and operation was 3.6 days. We used mediai and lateral approaches, after reduction fixed the fractures with two crossing K-wires. After surgery, we immobilized the elbows in above-elbows cast for tree weeks and started active elbow motion exercises in the fourth week. 4-6 weeks after the surgery, we removed the fixation materials. The results were evaluated according to Mitchell and Adams criteria. Thirty-five (72.9%) patients had excellent, nine patients (18.7%) had good and four patients (8.4%) had poor functional results. As a conclusion of thes study, we believe that, in the management of displaced supra-condylar humeral fractures, it is not possible to both maintain and keep the reduction by closed methods. Despite there are some authors who support conservative methods, surgery should be the method of choice in such fractures.

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Ahmet Sarıoğlu This is me

M. Arpacıoğlu This is me

Ahmet Kıral This is me

Mesih Kuşkucu This is me

Osman Rodop This is me

Haluk Kaplan This is me

Feridun Cilli This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1997 Volume: 31 Number: 1

APA
Sarıoğlu, A., Arpacıoğlu, M., Kıral, A., Kuşkucu, M., Rodop, O., Kaplan, H., & Cilli, F. (2006). Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 31(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203
AMA
1.Sarıoğlu A, Arpacıoğlu M, Kıral A, et al. Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;31(1):1-4. doi:10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203
Chicago
Sarıoğlu, Ahmet, M. Arpacıoğlu, Ahmet Kıral, et al. 2006. “Open Reductlon and Internal Fixation in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 31 (1): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203.
EndNote
Sarıoğlu A, Arpacıoğlu M, Kıral A, Kuşkucu M, Rodop O, Kaplan H, Cilli F (September 1, 2006) Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 31 1 1–4.
IEEE
[1]A. Sarıoğlu et al., “Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1–4, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203.
ISNAD
Sarıoğlu, Ahmet - Arpacıoğlu, M. - Kıral, Ahmet - Kuşkucu, Mesih - Rodop, Osman - Kaplan, Haluk - Cilli, Feridun. “Open Reductlon and Internal Fixation in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 31/1 (September 1, 2006): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203.
JAMA
1.Sarıoğlu A, Arpacıoğlu M, Kıral A, Kuşkucu M, Rodop O, Kaplan H, Cilli F. Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;31:1–4.
MLA
Sarıoğlu, Ahmet, et al. “Open Reductlon and Internal Fixation in Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 31, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 1-4, doi:10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Sarıoğlu, M. Arpacıoğlu, Ahmet Kıral, Mesih Kuşkucu, Osman Rodop, Haluk Kaplan, Feridun Cilli. Open reductlon and internal fixation in pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;31(1):1-4. doi:10.3944/aott.v31i1.4203