Iatrogenic or fracture-related nerve injuries in supracondylar humerus fracture: is treatment necessary for nerve injury?

Guner S., Guven N., Karadas S., Ceylan M. F., Turktas U., Gokalp M. A., ...Daha Fazla

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, cilt.17, sa.6, ss.815-9, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.815-9
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nerve injury, Supracondylar humerus fracture, Treatment, Iatrogenic, Observation, NEUROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS, CHILDREN, FIXATION
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Supracondylar humerus fractures are very common types of elbow fractures in children between the ages of three and ten years. Totally displaced supracondylar humerus fractures can be associated with neurovascular injuries, and treatment can be complicated by iatrogenic neurovascular injury, compartment syndrome, malunion, and elbow stiffness