Immobilization after pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture surgery: Cast or splint?

AKGÜLLE A. H., ŞİRİN E., Baysalo O., POLAT M., Sahbat Y., EROL B.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.35, no.2, pp.121-126, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.5472/marumj.1089683
  • Journal Name: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.121-126
  • Keywords: Supracondylar humerus fracture, Postoperative immobilization, Loss of reduction, ENTRY PIN FIXATION, CHILDREN, REDUCTION, MANAGEMENT
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: While surgical treatment is the most accepted treatment method for displaced supracondylar humerus fractures in children, there is little data about immobilization method after surgery. The aim of the study is to determine whether there is any difference in preventing loss of reduction between long-arm cast and long-arm splint following pediatric supracondylar humerus fracture surgery.