These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Supracondylar fractures of the humerus in adults.
    Author: Horne G.
    Journal: J Trauma; 1980 Jan; 20(1):71-4. PubMed ID: 7351683.
    Abstract:
    Supracondylar fractures of the adult humerus are uncommon and present a difficult management problem. In this series of 50 patients better results were obtained by conservative rather than surgical management. In this series poor results were all related to inability to obtain rigid fixation at operation and resultant prolonged immobilization. Initial radiographic assessment is difficult and the shape of the distal humerus makes internal fixation a technical challenge. Except for simple fractures, conservative management is the recommended treatment.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]