Citation

Leksan I, Nikolić V, Mrcela T, Lovric I, Kristek J, Selthofer R. Coll. Antropol. 2007; 31(4): 1009-1013.

Affiliation

Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University"J.J. Strossmayer", Osijek, Croatia. (igor_leksan@net.hr)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Croatian Anthropological Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18217450

Abstract

A sample of 38 patients aged under 14 treated at the Surgery Clinic of the University Hospital Osijek has been used in showing therapeutic guidelines supported by patients' functional status after the completed treatment. The patients suffered from supracondylar fractures caused by traffic accidents and classified into three types according to Gartland. Not a single patient with neurocirculatory disturbances has been registered. The most common treatment was a conservative one while more than half of the patients with fractures from type III underwent surgery. The duration of immobilization approximated three weeks whereas patients' recovery considering their functional status has justified the choice of the treatment. However, a lot can be done in the field of prevention, which would greatly decrease the frequency of such injuries.

Language: en