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Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization
Collegium antropologicum, 25 (2001), 1; 255-262. urn:nbn:hr:184:626787
Vučkov, Šime; Kvesić, Ante; Rebac, Zoran; Cuculić, Dražen; Lovasić, Franjo; Bukvić, Nado

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Vučkov, Š., Kvesić, A., Rebac, Z., Cuculić, D., Lovasić, F. & Bukvić, N. (2001). Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization. Collegium antropologicum, 25. (1), 255-262. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:626787

Vučkov, Šime, et al. "Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization." Collegium antropologicum, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 255-262. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:626787

Vučkov, Šime, Ante Kvesić, Zoran Rebac, Dražen Cuculić, Franjo Lovasić and Nado Bukvić. "Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization." Collegium antropologicum 25, no. 1 (2001): 255-262. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:626787

Vučkov, Š., et al. (2001) 'Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization', Collegium antropologicum, 25(1), pp. 255-262. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:626787 (Accessed 23 April 2024)

Vučkov Š, Kvesić A, Rebac Z, Cuculić D, Lovasić F, Bukvić N. Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization. Collegium antropologicum [Internet]. 2001 June 18 [cited 2024 April 23];25(1):255-262. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:626787

Š. Vučkov, A. Kvesić, Z. Rebac, D. Cuculić, F. Lovasić and N. Bukvić, "Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization", Collegium antropologicum, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 255-262, June 2001. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:626787. [Accessed: 23 April 2024]

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Title (english)Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures in Children: Minimal Possible Duration of Immobilization
AuthorŠime Vučkov
AuthorAnte Kvesić
AuthorZoran Rebac
AuthorDražen Cuculić
AuthorFranjo Lovasić
AuthorNado Bukvić
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Pediatrics)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Surgery
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Pediatrics
Abstract (english)
In the period from January 1980 until December 1990 we treated 147 children and adolescents with supracondylar humerus fracture, and followed the outcome in 127 of them. Three (2.4%) patients had no displacement of fractured bones and were treated only with plaster cast immobilization. Twenty three (18.1%) underwent closed reduction of fragments and application of a plaster cast. The majority (97; 76.4%) required manual reduction and the fixation of segments with Kirschner's wires laterally and medially. Four (3.1%) patients were treated with open reduction and fixation with Kirschner's wires. Both plaster cast immobilization and fragment fixation with Kirschner's wires lasted only 14 days and were immediately followed by rehabilitation. Such a short immobilization of extremities or fixation of fragments did not result in any complication. Of 56 children available for long-term follow-up, we achieved excellent treatment results in 43 (76.6%) of the patients, good and fair in 12 (21.5%), and a poor result in only 1 patient (1.8%). There were no permanent vascular or neurological complications apart from slight weakness of the ulnar nerve in 3 patients. In conclusion 14 days seemed to be the biological minimum of time needed for this type of fracture to heal in children and adolescents. Fixation of the fragments with Kirschner's wires and immobilization of the extremity for only 14 days brings a significant reduction of total treatment expenses, avoids repeated x-ray examination, facilitates early physical therapy and returns the child to its family.
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
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Journal titleCollegium antropologicum
Numberingvol. 25, no. 1, pp. 255-262
p-ISSN0350-6134
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:626787
Publication2001-06-18
Document URLhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/28333
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