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Pediatric Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus Wheeless (Visit this link)
Wheeless'in children, supracondylar frxs typically remains extra-articular & involves thin bone between coronoid fossa & olecranon fossa of distal humerus;
- frx line angles from anterior distal point to posterior prox site;
- in adults, supracondylar frx of humerus may be intra-articular;
- frx occurs most often around age 6-7 years;
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