Researchers in Liverpool and Oxford have found that surgery for a common elbow fracture in children offers no clinical benefit compared to non-surgical care. The findings could have significant ...

Both below-elbow and above-elbow casts maintain realignment and reduction of distal forearm fractures in children equally well, a randomized study shows. Many surgeons recommend above-elbow casts to ...

AAP: Evaluate child fractures for physical abuse Supracondylar humeral fractures more likely to be complex, have greater risk of post-op complications. HealthDay News — Obesity is associated with more ...

Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Among other complications, obese children who sustain a supracondylar humeral (above the elbow) ...

NEW ORLEANS — Telehealth is safe, satisfactory and cost-effective for treatment of non-displaced pediatric elbow fractures, according to a presenter here. “Telehealth in this particular scenario ...

A supracondylar fracture is a type of elbow fracture common in young children. The location and cause of the fracture determine the type. A supracondylar fracture is a fracture in the upper arm just ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors has recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the treatment of supracondylar humerus ...

Antibiotic treatment prior to surgical repair of a pediatric elbow fracture does not reduce the risk for post-operative infection, according to new findings from a team of researchers and surgeons ...

(HealthDay)—Children who have surgery for a broken elbow may be overprescribed potentially addictive opioid painkillers, a new study finds. Overprescription includes giving kids too many opioids when ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently released new guidelines to aid physicians in the management of pediatric patients with supracondylar humeral fractures. In addition, these ...

Obesity Complicates Elbow Fractures in Children Obesity is associated with more complex supracondylar humeral fractures in children, as well as with a greater risk of postoperative complications. Mark ...