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Supracondylar fracture
	Classification and external resources
	; An elbow X-ray showing a supracondylar fracture in a young child ( H = humurus, R = Radius, U = Ulna, Fracture is marked by an arrow )
ICD-10	S42.4
ICD-9	812.41, 812.51

A supracondylar fracture is a break through the humerus just above the epicondyles.

[edit] Diagnosis

Diagnosis is usually by X-ray. The fracture can however be difficult to identify and often a joint effusion is used to increase one's suspicion of the presence of a fracture. The existence of an effusion can be determined by the presence of the sail sign.

[edit] Treatment

Surgery leads to improved outcome.^[1]^[2]

[edit] References

^ "BestBets: Treatment of a supracondylar fracture". http://www.bestbets.org/bets/bet.php?id=1008.
^ Tiwari A, Kanojia RK, Kapoor SK (August 2007). "Surgical management for late presentation of supracondylar humeral fracture in children". J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 15 (2): 177–82. PMID 17709857. http://www.josonline.org/abstracts/v15n2/177.html.

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[0] "BestBets: Treatment of a supracondylar fracture". http://www.bestbets.org/bets/bet.php?id=1008.

[pmid17709857-1] Tiwari A, Kanojia RK, Kapoor SK (August 2007). "Surgical management for late presentation of supracondylar humeral fracture in children". J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 15 (2): 177–82. PMID 17709857. http://www.josonline.org/abstracts/v15n2/177.html.

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