Xray of supracondylar humerus fracture in a child

Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus
The child was treated with plaster slab.
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Xray of supracondylar humerus fracture in a child

Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus
The child was treated with plaster slab.
9 years old child with history of fall and injury to wrist. The xray revealed fracture of distal radius that was silghtly displaced and there was slight bowing of ulna as well.

Displaced Fracture of Distal Radius With Slight Ulnar Bowing
The patient was treated with closed reduction and above elbow plaster slab followed by plaster cast at a later date.
An ununited fracture of the lateral condyle can lead to cubitus valgus as the growth occurs.
Following is an xray of adult who had suffered fracture of lateral condyle in childhood and was not treated for the same
The xray shows an united fracture of lateral condyle and elbow in high degree of valgus.
Xrays of 9 year old child showing supracondylar fracture.
The xray shows a unreduced, united fracture and new bone formation along the intact posterior periosteal sleeve.
Here is the lateral view.
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Xray of fracture femur in a 5 years old child who fell from stairs

Xray of spiral fracture of femur in a child
There is a fracture of femur which is spiral in nature. The fracture was treated with conservative treatment.
Following are anteroposterior and lateral views of united fracture of talus.
Here is AP view

Anteroposterior View of United Fracture of Talus In A Child
And here is lateral view

Lateral View of United Fracture of Talus In A Child
The cancellous screw in situ is visible too.
Following xrays are Ap and lateral views of united supracondylar fracture in child. The xrays show good union and maintenance of the alignment.
First AP view

AP View Of United Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus WIth Kwires in situ
and lateral view
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Following xray shows a bilateral distal femur physis injury in nine year old child that occurred due to fall from height.

Bilateral Physeal Injury In Distal Femur In A Child
The child was treated with closed reduction and Kwire fixation of both the injuries.
Following xray shows a fracture of radius bone united in slight angulation in a very young child

United Fracture of Radius Bone In A Young Skeleton
Because the the child is very young, such a deformity is expected to remodel very in due course of time.
Eleven years old boy fell from stairs and injured his elbow.

Puckering of Anterior Skin In A Supracondylar Fracture
The boy had probably had supracondylar fracture [Later confirmed with xray].
The skin as shown above had puckered due to getting caught between the fracture fragments.
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