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VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 1 ( April, 2008 ) > List of Articles

Original Article

Results of treatment of displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children by percutaneous lateral cross-wiring technique

Wael A. El-Adl, Mohammed A. El-Said, George W. Boghdady, Al-Sayed M. Ali

Keywords : Humeral supracondylar fracture, Percutaneous pinning, Lateral cross-wiring technique

Citation Information : El-Adl WA, El-Said MA, Boghdady GW, Ali AM. Results of treatment of displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children by percutaneous lateral cross-wiring technique. 2008; 3 (1):1-7.

DOI: 10.1007/s11751-008-0030-3

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 01-08-2019

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2008; The Author(s).


Abstract

Seventy children with displaced type II and III supracondylar fractures of the humerus were managed with percutaneous lateral cross-wiring technique from January 2006 to January 2007. There were 54 boys and 16 girls with a mean age of 6.1 ± 3.07 years. All patients were operated within 24 h after trauma using the Dorgans percutaneous lateral cross-wiring technique. Patients were followed up for a mean period of 6.1 ± 2.6 months and assessed both radiologically for union; and functionally and cosmetically according to Flynn's criteria. All patients achieved solid union. Functionally, all patients achieved satisfactory results, while cosmetically, 91.4% of patients had satisfactory results and 8.6% had unsatisfactory results. The most frequently occurring complications were minor pin tract infection in six patients, deep infection in two patients, and 32 patients suffered excessive granulation tissue formation mostly around the proximal pin. There was no iatrogenic neurological injury either for the ulnar or for the radial nerves. The obtained results and minor complications reported signify this technique as a viable treatment method for displaced type II and III supracondylar fractures in children.

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