Pediatric Ortho Cases 001

Elbow injuries – Supracondylar fractures

Dr. Kelsey Lena curates and presents a series of Pediatric Orthopedic X-Ray Cases each month. Editors: Drs. Danielle Sutton & Virginia Casey (Orthocarolina). First published on EMGuideWire.com and peer reviewed by Professor Michael Gibbs and Sean Fox, MD

References

• Abzug J, Herman M. Management of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Current Concepts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012, 20:69-77.
• Agashe M. Classifications of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Are they Relevant? Are we Missing Something? International Journal of Paediatric Orthopaedics. 2015; 1(1): 6-10.
• Leung S, Paryavi E, Herman MJ, Sponseller PD, Abzug JM. Does the Modified Gartland Classification Clarify Decision Making? J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Jan;38(1):22-26.
• Wendling-Keim DS, Binder M, Dietz HG, Lehner M. Prognostic Factors for the Outcome of Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children. Orthop Surg. 2019 Aug;11(4):690-697.

This ongoing radiology interpretation series is proudly sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Medical Center. The goal is to promote widespread mastery of CXR interpretation. There is no personal health information [PHI] within, and ages have been changed to protect patient confidentiality.