From January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2006, 85 children with a median age of 6.1 years had lateral condyle fracture of the humerus treated. 47 patients underwent surgery. Of these, 31 were treated with a combination of screw and Kirschner wire fixation, 13 with a single screw, and in three cases, the fracture was fixed with Kirschner wires only. After a median of 8.6 weeks (range, 5.0-17.1 weeks), implants were removed. Median follow-up time was 6 months (range, 2-50 months). There were no late complications in this series (e.g., lack of consolidation, pseudarthrosis). In five cases, hyposensitivity of the skin above the proximal aspect of the radial bone was noted postoperatively. This problem was solved in all instances within the following 6 months. A telephone survey with a response rate of 87% (74 patients) was undertaken in September 2007. Three children noted a minimal deficiency in strength of the injured arm in comparison to the contralateral extremity. One of these children additionally stated a minor flexion deficit of the elbow already present at the last follow-up in the outpatient clinic, which showed no progress. None of the patients had to be referred back to the outpatient clinic because of persistent problems and/or unacceptable results.