Predictors Associated with the Need for Open Reduction of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: A Meta-analysis of the Recent Literature

MB Transtrum, D Sanchez, S Griffith, B Godinez… - JBJS Open …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures are some of the most common
fractures in pediatric patients with surgery typically consisting of either open or closed …

The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on paediatric lower limb orthopaedic presentations

J Darling, M Nowicka, N Niazi, A Pillai - Archives of Orthopaedic and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction As the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading in 2020, the government imposed
national lockdowns. We considered the effects these lockdowns had on the paediatric …

Fracture obliquity is a predictor for loss of reduction in supracondylar humeral fractures in older children

D Segal, L Cobb, KJ Little - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Supracondylar humeral fractures in older children have different biomechanical
characteristics and surgical outcomes when compared to the same fractures in younger …

Assessing the reliability of the modified Gartland classification system for extension-type supracondylar humerus fractures

TL Teo, EK Schaeffer, E Habib… - Journal of children's …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Abstract Purpose The Gartland extension-type supracondylar humerus (SCH) fracture is the
most common paediatric elbow fracture. Treatment options range from nonoperative …

Recent trends in children's elbow dislocation with or without a concomitant fracture

H Hyvönen, L Korhonen, J Hannonen, W Serlo… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
Background The elbow is the joint that most usually dislocates in children. In contrast to the
widely known recent increase in the incidence of upper-extremity fractures and their …

Conservative versus surgical treatment of Gartland type 2 supracondylar humeral fractures: what can help us choosing?

C Iorio, M Crostelli, O Mazza, P Rota, V Polito… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures (PSHF) are most common elbow
fractures among children and adolescents. While there is substantial agreement on treating …

Examining outcomes and complications for operative versus nonoperative treatment of pediatric type II supracondylar humerus fractures: a systematic review of …

AN Baumann, O Anaspure, S Patel… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The optimal management of pediatric type II supracondylar humerus fractures
(SCHFs) is debated. We conducted a systematic review comparing outcomes and …

Paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: the effect of the surgical specialty on the outcomes

AJ Saarinen, I Helenius - Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The effect of surgical specialty on the outcomes of paediatric patients treated for
displaced supracondylar humeral fractures remains unclear. The results of residents …

Conservative versus surgical treatment of Gartland type II supracondylar humeral fractures in children

D Zhu, Y Wen, Q Wang, B Son… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of the study was to compare the efficacy of conservative and surgical
treatments for Gartland type II supracondylar humerus fractures in children. We assessed …

Infantile supracondylar humeral fractures (patients less than two years of age): twice as common in females and a high rate of malunion with lateral column-only …

CT Mehlman, JR Denning, JJ McCarthy, ML Fisher - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: The age range for supracondylar humeral fractures spans from 1 to 14 years of
age; most published studies have analyzed patients as non-age-segregated cohorts. Some …