Supracondylar fractures are very common childhood injuries. Most of the fractures can be treated by conservative means. Severely displaced fractures are treated by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning.
This Supracondylar Fracture Is Not In Acceptable Position
The image shows a child’s elbow in a plaster having a suprcondylar fracture which is rotated and malpositioned.
Such a union commonly produces cubitus varus.
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