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  • Title: [Reduction by revolving and bending elbow and fixation with paper splints for the treatment of supracondylar fracture of humerus].
    Author: Wang HJ.
    Journal: Zhongguo Gu Shang; 2008 Jun; 21(6):450-2. PubMed ID: 19108434.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate curative effect of the treatment on the extension type supracondylar fracture of humerus by revolving, and bending elbow and fixing with paper splint. METHODS: Thirty-five children with supracondylar fracture of extension type included 26 boys and 9 girls with an average age of 5.8 years, ranging from 2.5 to 10 years. The tine from injury was 0.5 to 18 hours. The elbows were flexed in 90 degrees, forearm was rotated, and fixed with paper splint. RESULTS: According to the elbow joint functional evaluation of JOA: 25 patients had 100 scores, 5 patients had 95 to 99 scores, 3 patients had 90 to 94 scores, 2 patients had the scores lower than 90. CONCLUSION: The manual reduction and external fixation with paper splints is easily handled, and it can increase the success rate of restoration steadily and safely.
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