Surgical Management of Flexion Type Supracondylar Humeral Fracture With Ulnar Nerve Injury - A Report of a Rare Case

Supracondylar humerus fractures in children account for up to two-thirds of pediatric elbow injuries that require hospitalization. Supra-condylar fractures usually occur due to falls from height, from sports, or through acts of leisure. The estimation of their incidence is about 177.3 per 100000. He...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vellingiri, Kishore, Andra Suryanarayana, Meenakshi S, Sambathkumar, Balasaranaya, Seenappa, Hariprasad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9337786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35915683
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26433
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Sumario:Supracondylar humerus fractures in children account for up to two-thirds of pediatric elbow injuries that require hospitalization. Supra-condylar fractures usually occur due to falls from height, from sports, or through acts of leisure. The estimation of their incidence is about 177.3 per 100000. Here, we report a successfully managed case of flexion-type supra-condylar fracture of the humerus with ulnar nerve injury without any complications.

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