Lateral External Fixation-A New Surgical Technique for Displaced Unreducible Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children

Abstract

The use of a small lateral external fixator seems to be a safe alternative for the treatment of displaced supracondylar fractures of the humerus when a closed reduction appears to be unattainable by means of manipulation alone or when sufficient stability is not achieved with standard methods of Kirschner wire fixation.