Dabis, J; Daly, K; Gelfer, Yael
(2016)
Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children: Review of Management and Controversies.
Orthopedic & Muscular System, 05 (01).
ISSN 2161-0533
https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0533.1000206
SGUL Authors: Gelfer, Yael
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Abstract
Upper extremity fractures account for up to 90% of pediatric fractures. Among these fractures Supracondylar Humerus fractures are one of the commonest requiring surgical intervention and have a high prevalence of associated short term complications such as nerve injuries and long term complications such as cubitus varus. The epidemiology, classifications, clinical evaluation and complications of this fracture is hereby comprehensively reviewed along with controversies in management and available guidelines.
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| Additional Information: | Copyright: © 2016 Dabis J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | ||||||
| SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Institute of Medical & Biomedical Education (IMBE) | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Orthopedic & Muscular System | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2161-0533 | ||||||
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| Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
| URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112159 | ||||||
| Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-0533.1000206 |
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