Open AccessDoes operative fixation affect outcomes of displaced medial epicondyle fractures?
Author(s) -
Matthew Stepanovich,
Tracey P. Bastrom,
John Munch,
Joanna H. Roocroft,
Eric W. Edmonds,
Andrew T. Pennock
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0757-1
Subject(s) - epicondyle , medicine , grip strength , malunion , surgery , elbow , cohort , radiography , prospective cohort study , fixation (population genetics) , range of motion , physical examination , nonunion , population , environmental health
Long-term functional results remain equivocal between operative fixation and closed management of displaced humeral medial epicondyle fractures. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a functional difference exists between treatment types.