A Comparative Study of Outcome of Percutaneous Lateral and Crossed Pinning in the Treatment of Type III Supracondylar Fractures of Humerus in Children
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Abstract: The aim of present study was to evaluate the two different methods of percutaneous pinning in the management of type III supra condylar fractures in children. The study was conducted at a tertiary care medical college hospital at Mangalore, Karnataka, India between Jan 2002 and 2005 in randomly selected 45 children with type III supracondylar fractures in the age group of 2 to 12 years. Excluded from the present study were type I and type II supracondylar fractures and those treated by open reduction. Results were analyzed with regard to ulnar nerve injury, carrying angle and range of movements in 17 children with lateral pinning and 28 children with crossed pinning. Functional outcome was graded as per Mitchell and Adams criteria. There was no significant difference in the functional outcome between lateral pinning and the crossed pinning group. Keywords: Supracondylar fractures, Crossed pinning, Lateral pinning.
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Sudheendra P. R, Edward L. Nazareth
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