Open AccessPin fixation in treatment of dislocated lateral condyle of the humerus in pediatric population
Author(s) -
R Djordje Gajdobranski,
M Dusan Maric,
R Milanka Tatic,
Dragana Zivkovic,
Aleksandra Mikov,
Miroslav Nedeljkovic
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0402060g
Subject(s) - medicine , condyle , orthopedic surgery , humerus , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , reduction (mathematics) , percutaneous , radiological weapon , percutaneous pinning , population , geometry , environmental health , mathematics
Fractures of lateral condyle represent 17% of all pediatric fractures of the distal humerus, and in current pediatric orthopedics there is still no agreement regarding optimal treatment modalities. We presented a treatment protocol for pediatric dislocated fractures of the lateral condyle of the humerus used at the Pediatric Surgery Clinic in Novi Sad.