Researchers from Thailand found that cross pinning in supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children carries a higher risk of iatrogenic ulnar nerve injury than lateral pinning. The ...

Supracondylar fractures constitute the most common pediatric elbow fracture (60%). The mechanism of injury is commonly ... the humerotrochlear angle, and the medial epicondylar epiphyseal angle ...

Other treatments include ice and medications to relieve pain and swelling ... alongside your humerus. A supracondylar fracture can put you at risk for vascular and nerve damage.

Complications of supracondylar fractures include neurovascular injuries and deformity ... Cubitus valgus has been associated with tardy ulnar nerve palsy and loss of extension.