Complications and Outcomes of Surgically Treated Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures
Sebastian G. Hahn,
Andrea Schuller,
Lorenz Pichler
et al.
Abstract:This study describes the outcome of supracondylar humerus fractures in children using crossed K-wires after closed or open reduction with the medial, lateral or bilateral approach. Patients treated between January 2000 and December 2019 were classified according to the Von Laer classification, complications were classified according to the Sink classification and clinical outcomes were classified according to modified Flynn criteria. In total, 364 patients with a mean age of 5.23 ± 2.45 years were included. Th… Show more
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