Subset of 20 sif open fractures treated with tsf extracted from a consecutive series of 80 sif fractures treated between 2007 and 2013. Three nonunions and 1 malunion occurred.
This fracture pattern is relatively rare in adults. A humerus fracture is a bone fracture of the arm. The overlying skin is no longer intact.
The fracture is usually transverse or oblique and above the medial and lateral condyles and epicondyles.
The complication may be associated with the soft tissues, such as a neurovascular problem (acute). Bone — in children, the supracondylar region encompasses an area of thin, weak bone located in the distal humerus. The overlying skin is no longer intact. A supracondylar or intercondylar fracture is also known as a fracture of the: Epidemiology simple supracondylar fractures are typically seen in y. This fracture pattern is relatively rare in adults. Complications associated with supracondylar humerus fractures can be divided into broad categories. Distal humerus fractures make up 0.5 to 2% of all fractures, but up to 30% of fractures involving the elbow 1. Simple supracondylar fracture without intercondylar fracture of humerus. But, in elderly people, it is more of due to osteoporosis. Most common elbow fracture in patients age <8yr. Related online courses on physioplus. A humerus fracture is a bone fracture of the arm. The distal femur is usually shattered and the joint can be involved. Extra articular supracondylar femur fractures managed with locked distal femoral plate or supracondylar. The combination of supracondylar distal femoral fractures and these coronal plane fractures is thought to occur rarely. J bone joint surg am.