Results of Surgical Treatment for Fractures of the Lower End of the Humerus

Thirty-eight cases with fractures of the lowerend of the humerus who were treated surgically were studied. Subjects consisted of 26 males, 12 females with a mean age of 7.4 years. The follow-up period ranged seven to 63 months. No ROM restriction of the elbow was found in patients aged undertwenty y...

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Published inOrthopedics & Traumatology Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 251 - 253
Main Authors Mine, Hiroko, Kutsuna, Tatsuo, Ashihara, Ai
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology 1997
Subjects
Clinical results
Fracture
Lower end of the humerus
Surgical treatment
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ISSN0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI10.5035/nishiseisai.46.251

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Summary:Thirty-eight cases with fractures of the lowerend of the humerus who were treated surgically were studied. Subjects consisted of 26 males, 12 females with a mean age of 7.4 years. The follow-up period ranged seven to 63 months. No ROM restriction of the elbow was found in patients aged undertwenty years, however only 4 cases restriction in their ROM. Valgus deformity of the elbow was observed in 2 cases, and varus deformity in 4 cases. Bony union was achieved in all cases
ISSN:0037-1033
1349-4333
DOI:10.5035/nishiseisai.46.251