Bryan Hsi Ming Tan, Arjandas Mahadev
PURPOSE: To review records of 108 children with radial neck fractures and develop an algorithm for treatment. METHODS: Records of 50 girls and 58 boys aged 2 to 14 (mean, 8.7) years with radial neck fractures were reviewed. The most common injury mechanism was tripping and falling on an outstretched hand while running (n=44), followed by falling from monkey bars (n=11). Fractures were classified into grade 1 (n=25), grade 2 (n=60), grade 3 (n=16), grade 4a (n=6), and grade 4b (n=1)...
August 2011: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery