Percutaneous Pinning of Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus

Abstract

Six cases of supracondylar fracture of the humerus in children were treated by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning with two Kirschner wires inserted laterally through the capitellum of the humerus. This treatment has the same advantages as the commonly used percutaneous pinning with crossed Kirschner wires inserted through the epicondyles of the humerus, and it further eliminates the risk of damaging the ulnar nerve by the insertion of the medial Kirschner wire.

Key Words:

• percutaneous lateral pinning
• supracondylar fractures of the humerus
• ulnar nerve lesion