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K Wire Fixation Of Supra-Condylar Humerus Fractures In Children. Is Ulnar Nerve At Risk?, Waseem Ahmed, Haroon Rashid, Yasir Mohib, Rizwan Haroon Rashid
K Wire Fixation Of Supra-Condylar Humerus Fractures In Children. Is Ulnar Nerve At Risk?, Waseem Ahmed, Haroon Rashid, Yasir Mohib, Rizwan Haroon Rashid
Department of Surgery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To compare iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury in lateral entry pin fixation versus medial and lateral entry pin fixation in the treatment of supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children. Measurement of clinical parameters in terms of elbow range of motion and postop radiographic alignment was also targeted.
METHODS:
The retrospective cohort study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of paediatric patients who underwent closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation for the treatment of displaced extension type supracondylar fractures of the humerus between July 2007 and June 2012. Data regarding socio-demographic status, disease and …