Open AccessNursemaid’s Elbow – Supination-flexion Technique Versus Hyperpronation/forced Pronation: Randomized Clinical Study
Author(s) -
Alexandru Ulici,
Alexandru Herdea,
Mădălina Carp,
Catalin Alexandru Nahoi,
Iulia Tevanov
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_442_17
Subject(s) - medicine , elbow flexion , elbow , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , surgery
Nursemaid's elbow (NE) represents the most common pathology met in the pediatric orthopedics ambulatory. There are two techniques of reducing the NE: the supination-flexion technique and the hyperpronation or forced pronation technique.