Case Report

A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment

Volume: 21 Number: 3 December 30, 2019
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A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment

Abstract

In pediatric cases with supracondylar humerus fractures, one of the serious complications that may occur after closed reduction is vascular injuries. Since it can cause serious complications like extremity loss, is an important issue to be considered. There are different opinions in terms of conservative and surgical approach in the event of a pulse failure after reduction. It should be kept in mind that if there are conditions requiring surgical intervention such as coldness, paleness and pulse failure in the extremity, the repair of the damaged vessel segment may be insufficient and it may be necessary to change the entire damaged vessel segment to eliminate endothelial damage caused by traction. In this case report, a surgical approach to iatrogenic brachial artery injury is presented in a 5 years old child who has no radial and ulnar pulse after supracondylar humerus fracture.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

December 30, 2019

Submission Date

April 17, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 4, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 21 Number: 3

APA
Kartal, H., Sicim, H., & Güler, S. (2019). A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment. Duzce Medical Journal, 21(3), 257-259. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.554740
AMA
1.Kartal H, Sicim H, Güler S. A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment. Duzce Med J. 2019;21(3):257-259. doi:10.18678/dtfd.554740
Chicago
Kartal, Hakan, Hüseyin Sicim, and Salih Güler. 2019. “A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment”. Duzce Medical Journal 21 (3): 257-59. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.554740.
EndNote
Kartal H, Sicim H, Güler S (December 1, 2019) A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment. Duzce Medical Journal 21 3 257–259.
IEEE
[1]H. Kartal, H. Sicim, and S. Güler, “A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment”, Duzce Med J, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 257–259, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.18678/dtfd.554740.
ISNAD
Kartal, Hakan - Sicim, Hüseyin - Güler, Salih. “A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment”. Duzce Medical Journal 21/3 (December 1, 2019): 257-259. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.554740.
JAMA
1.Kartal H, Sicim H, Güler S. A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment. Duzce Med J. 2019;21:257–259.
MLA
Kartal, Hakan, et al. “A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment”. Duzce Medical Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, Dec. 2019, pp. 257-9, doi:10.18678/dtfd.554740.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Kartal, Hüseyin Sicim, Salih Güler. A Very Rare and Serious Complication of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Reduction: Pulseless Upper Extremity and Surgical Treatment. Duzce Med J. 2019 Dec. 1;21(3):257-9. doi:10.18678/dtfd.554740