Research Article

Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children

Volume: 39 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Unal Boz
  • Ali Ulusal
  • Hakan Vuruskaner
  • Yavuz Aydinoglu
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Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children

Abstract

Objectives : We evaluated the radiographic and clinical functional results of four-week K-wire fixation in the treatment of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus.
Methods: The study included 69 children (19 girls, 50 boys; mean age 6.1 years; range 2 to 12 years) with displaced (>2 mm) lateral condyle fractures of the humerus. All the patients were treated by open reduction and internal fixation with two K-wires for four weeks. The fractures were classified according to the criteria by Milch and Badelon and functional results were evaluated according to the criteria by Hardacre et al. The mean follow-up period was 39 months (range 26 to 89 months).
Results: No complications were seen in the early followup period. On final evaluations, the carrying angles of both elbows were equal in 57 patients (82.6%), with a mean difference of 5 degrees in 11 patients (15.9%). The range of motion of the humeroulnar joint on the affected side differed from that on the contralateral side in only 15 patients (21.7%) with a mean of 5 degrees. Radiographic evaluations showed overgrowth of the lateral condyle and new bone formation over the condyle in 33 patients (47.8%). Functional results were excellent in 54 patients (78.3%) and good in 15 patients (21.7%). Nonunion did not occur.
Conclusion: Treatment of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with open reduction and f o u r-week Kwire fixation proved to be efficient to achieve satisfactory functional results.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Unal Boz This is me

Ali Ulusal This is me

Hakan Vuruskaner This is me

Yavuz Aydinoglu This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2005 Volume: 39 Number: 3

APA
Boz, U., Ulusal, A., Vuruskaner, H., & Aydinoglu, Y. (2006). Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 39(3), 193-198. https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS
AMA
1.Boz U, Ulusal A, Vuruskaner H, Aydinoglu Y. Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39(3):193-198. https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS
Chicago
Boz, Unal, Ali Ulusal, Hakan Vuruskaner, and Yavuz Aydinoglu. 2006. “Functional Results of Displaced Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus With Four-Week K-Wire Fixation in Children”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 (3): 193-98. https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS.
EndNote
Boz U, Ulusal A, Vuruskaner H, Aydinoglu Y (September 1, 2006) Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39 3 193–198.
IEEE
[1]U. Boz, A. Ulusal, H. Vuruskaner, and Y. Aydinoglu, “Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 193–198, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS
ISNAD
Boz, Unal - Ulusal, Ali - Vuruskaner, Hakan - Aydinoglu, Yavuz. “Functional Results of Displaced Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus With Four-Week K-Wire Fixation in Children”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 39/3 (September 1, 2006): 193-198. https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS.
JAMA
1.Boz U, Ulusal A, Vuruskaner H, Aydinoglu Y. Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;39:193–198.
MLA
Boz, Unal, et al. “Functional Results of Displaced Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus With Four-Week K-Wire Fixation in Children”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 39, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 193-8, https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS.
Vancouver
1.Unal Boz, Ali Ulusal, Hakan Vuruskaner, Yavuz Aydinoglu. Functional results of displaced lateral condyle fractures of the humerus with four-week K-wire fixation in children. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;39(3):193-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA65LW59RS