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Cubitus varus complicated by snapping medial triceps and posterolateral rotatory instability

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 25; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jse.2016.03.012

1532-6500

Vasileios Kontogeorgakos, Andreas F. Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Apostolos Lagaras, Antonios Koutalos, Κonstantinos Ν. Malizos,

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Cubitus varus deformity, defined as loss of carrying angle of >5° compared with the contralateral elbow is the most common late complication of displaced supracondylar humeral fractures and the most common angular deformity in the upper extremity. 2 Abzug J.M. Herman M.J. Management of supracondylar humerus fractures in children: current concepts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2012; 20: 69-77 Crossref PubMed Scopus (117) Google Scholar , 7 Herring J.A. Ho C. Upper extremity injuries. in: Herring J.A. Tachdjian's pediatric orthopaedics: from the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. 5th ed. 978-1-4377-1549-1 Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2013: 1245-1252 Google Scholar , 11 Mencio G.A. Fractures and dislocations about the elbow. in: Mencio G.A. Swiontkowski M.F. Green's skeletal trauma in children. 4th ed. 978-1-4160-4839-8 Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2014: 182-244 Google Scholar , 18 Otsuka N.Y. Kasser J.R. Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 1997; 5: 19-26 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar Although traditionally regarded as mainly a cosmetic problem, it is now clear that cubitus varus has important functional implications such as snapping medial triceps and posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow (PLRI). 11 Mencio G.A. Fractures and dislocations about the elbow. in: Mencio G.A. Swiontkowski M.F. Green's skeletal trauma in children. 4th ed. 978-1-4160-4839-8 Saunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2014: 182-244 Google Scholar