Clinical Study
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Displaced Supracondylar Fracture of Late Presentation in Children: A Preliminary Report
| | | Study | Year | Journal | Number | Presentation | Mean delay | Hospital stay | Treatment | Mean follow-up | Complications | Functional outcome |
| | 1 | Lal and Bhan [8] | 1991 | Int. Orthop. 1991; 15: 189–191. | 20 | 11–17 days | | | | | 35% varus | |
| | 2 | Leet et al. [23] | 1994–1999 | J Pead. Ortho. 2002; 22: 203–207 | 158 | 2.7 hrs–6.6 days | 21 hrs | 26 min–6 days | CRIF/ORIF with crossed K-wires | 16.7 wks | 1.26% varus
<1% pin-tract infection | |
| | 3 | Devnani [5] | Jan. 1990–Dec. 2001 | Cl Ortho. 2005; 431: 36–41 | 28 | 2–21 days | 5.6 days | 14 days | CRIF/ORIF with crossed K-wires | 24 mths |
18%. >10 deg. varus | good 71%, fair 4%, poor 25% |
| | 4 | Mahaisavariya [7] | 1994 through 2004 | Techniques in Orthopaedics
2006; 21 (2): 150–157 | 9 | 1–4 mths | 3.2 mths | | Simple wedge osteotomy and fixation
by 2 K-wires combined with TBW loop | 13.3 mths (5–48) | | |
| | 5 | Tiwari et al. [22] | Feb. 2002–June 2003 | J. of Ortho. Surg. 2007; 15 (2): 177–82 | 40 | 2–12 days | 4 days | 41 hrs | CRIF/ORIF with crossed K-wires | 18 mths | 5% >15 deg. varus
10% nerve palsy (5% R, 2.5% M, U each)
5% Trochlear necrosis
7.5% stiffness ROM loss > 15 deg. | 88%, Flynn’s criteria |
| | 6 | Eren et al. [6] | Jan. 1992 to Feb. 2005 | J. Child Orthop. (2008) 2: 21–27 | 31 | 2–19 days | 6 days | 2 days | ORIF with crossed K-wires | 4 yrs (2–11 yrs) | 22.5% cubitus varus
6.5% pin-tract infections | |
| | 7 | Dua et al. [24] | July 2003–June 2007 | Chinese J. of Traumatology, 2011; 14 (1): 14–19 | 40 | 12 hrs–3 days | 17.55 hrs | 12 hrs | CRIF with crossed K-wires | 15 mths (12–24) | 5% mild myositis | 95% excellent Flynn’s criteria |
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