Ibrahim A Albrahim, Ammar K AlOmran, Dalal A Bubshait, Yaser Tawfeeq, Arwa Alumran, Jaffar Alsayigh, Ammar Abusultan, Abdulraheem Altalib, Zaid A Alzaid, Shayma S Alsubaie, Mohammad M Alzahrani
BACKGROUND: Supracondylar humerus fractures account for more than 60% of all elbow fractures and about 1/5 of all pediatric fractures. Unfortunately, these fractures can be associated with risk of complications including neurovascular injuries, malunions and limb deformities. Controversy exists regarding the effect of time of surgical intervention and/or level of surgeon performing the surgery on outcome of these fractures. AIM: To determine whether time of surgical intervention and/or surgeon level influence the outcomes of surgically managed pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures...
November 18, 2023: World Journal of Orthopedics