Orthopedic versus surgical treatment of Gartland type II supracondylar humerus fracture in children

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Vannina Gonzalez Marrachelli

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• Francisco Javier Miranda Alonso

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• Marta Salom Taverner

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Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Miranda I
• Sánchez-Arteaga P

Grupos

• Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología

• Unidad Mixta de Investigación Cerebrovascular

Abstract

The choice of orthopedic or surgical treatment for Gartland type II supracondylar humeral fractures remains controversial. The aim of this study was to retrospectively compare the outcomes in orthopedic and surgical treatment in type II supracondylar humeral fractures in children treated in the Orthopedic and Traumatology Children Unit of our tertiary hospital over the period between 2007 and 2010. This study suggests that orthopedic treatment is a valid option for the treatment of this type of fractures, with radiological and functional results as good as those obtained with surgical treatment, avoiding surgical complications and decreasing the hospital stay. (C) 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Keywords

• elbow; Gartland classification; humerus; orthopedic treatment; supracondylar fracture; surgical treatment