Haziq Dad Khan, Faaiz Ali Shah, Kifayat Ullah.
Outcome of supracondylar fractures of humerus in children treated with open reduction and internal stabilization with cross Kirschner wires.
J Surg Pak Jan ;16(4):157-60.

Objective To determine the surgical outcome of the open reduction and internal stabilization of supracondylar fracture (SC) of humerus in children. Study design Descriptive case-series. Place & Duration of study District Headquarter Hospital Hangu, from May 2007 to May 2008. Methodology Thirty supracondylar fractures of the humerus (Gartland type III) were treated through Campbell posterior approach. Eighteen patients were males and twelve were females. Mean age of the patients was 6.5 year, ranging from 2-13 year. Patients having vascular compromises were excluded. All the fractures were reduced through open approach and stabilized with two cross Kirschner wires. All patients were assessed post-operatively for deformity, range of motion and pain through Flynn’s criteria. Results Sixteen (53.4%) cases yielded excellent results, 6 (20%) had good results, 5 (16.6%) fair results, while 3 patients (10%) had poor results. Conclusion Open reduction and internal stabilization of supracondylar fractures give better functional results.

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