Immobilisation in a collar and cuff with high elbow flexion is a safe and effective treatment option to reduce and immobilise Gartland type II supracondylar fractures
Immobilisation in a collar and cuff with high elbow flexion is a safe and effective nonoperative treatment method to reduce and immobilise Gartland type II supracondylar fractures. Surgical treatment could be reserved for cases with unsatisfactory alignment or early loss of reduction following attempted nonoperative treatment.
Authors
- Dominik Ławniczak
- L Bommireddy
- Ben Arthur Marson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9264-537X)
- Kennedi Price
- Alison Firth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-3547)
- RY Yap
Institutions
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2024.0071
- Primary Topic
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00