Bilateral Supracondylar Humerus Fracture in Pediatric after a Fall on an Outstretched Hand

Background. Supracondylar humerus fracture (SCH) is common in the pediatric age group 5-7 years, mostly due to a fall on an outstretched hand. However, a bilateral SCH is rarely observed in this age group. Management of SCH is either surgical or conservative based on the following factors: patient a...

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Autores principales: Alanazi, Basam, Fakeeha, Jameel, Pasha, Abdulrahman, Alqulaiti, Hussam, Alharbi, Hani, Mahmoud, Jameel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31341691
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4893563
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Sumario:Background. Supracondylar humerus fracture (SCH) is common in the pediatric age group 5-7 years, mostly due to a fall on an outstretched hand. However, a bilateral SCH is rarely observed in this age group. Management of SCH is either surgical or conservative based on the following factors: patient age, fracture pattern and neurovascular involvement. Complications of a displaced SCH can be dramatically reduced by early surgical fixation. Acute complications include: neurovascular injury and compartment syndrome, and long term complications include: stiffness, infections and angular deformities. In this article, we present a rare case of bilateral supracondylar humerus fractures with a six-months follow-up.

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