Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus: THE EFFECT OF THE SURGICAL APPROACH

M. D. McKee; J. Kim; K. Kebaish; D. J. G. Stephen; H. J. Kreder; E. H. Schemitsch

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

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Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus

THE EFFECT OF THE SURGICAL APPROACH

M. D. McKee
J. Kim
K. Kebaish
D. J. G. Stephen
H. J. Kreder
E. H. Schemitsch

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Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus

McKee MD, Kim J, Kebaish K, Stephen DJG, Kreder HJ, Schemitsch EH. Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000;82-B(5):646-651. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

McKee, M. D., et al. “Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 82-B, no. 5, 2000, pp. 646-651., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

McKee, M. D., Kim, J., Kebaish, K., Stephen, D. J. G., Kreder, H. J., & Schemitsch, E. H. (2000). Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 82-B(5), 646-651. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

McKee, M. D., Kim, J., Kebaish, K., Stephen, D. J. G., Kreder, H. J. and Schemitsch, E. H. (2000) “Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 82-B(5), pp. 646-651. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

McKee, M. D., J. Kim, K. Kebaish, D. J. G. Stephen, H. J. Kreder, and E. H. Schemitsch. “Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 82-B, no. 5 (2000): 646-651. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

McKee MD, Kim J, Kebaish K, Stephen DJG, Kreder HJ, Schemitsch EH. Functional outcome after open supracondylar fractures of the humerus. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000 Jul 1;82-B(5):646-651. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.82B5.0820646

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We reviewed 26 patients who had had internal fixation of an open intra-articular supracondylar fracture of the humerus. All operations were performed using a posterior approach, 13 with a triceps split and 13 with an olecranon osteotomy. The outcome was assessed by means of the Mayo Elbow score, the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score and the SF-36 Physical Function score. Patients with an olecranon osteotomy had less good results.

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