Surgical treament of the lateral condylar fracture of limb in children
- Author:
Hung Ngoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
condylar fracture
- MeSH:
Surgery;
Fractures, Bone
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;383(6):19-22
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Fracture of the lateral Condyle of the Humerus in children accounted for 18.1% of total fractures of the regional elbow. During a 11 year-period, we operated 36 cases with fracture of the lateral Condyle of the Humerus. Our purpose is in papers: (1) determining diagnosis and classifying fracture of the lateral Condyle, (2) remark surgical technique and results. We used Kirschner wire for fixation of the fragment. We believe that a minium of two wires are necessary to prevent rotation. The fracture is usually sufficiently stable to allow wires removal by 6 to 12 weeks and to allow the patient to begin protected active range of motion of the elbow. The follow up that our results: good: 14; fair: 15; poor: 07. Complications (1) avascular necrosis of the condylar fragment: 02. (2) cubitus valgus: 05
