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Supracondylar Fractures of the distal humerus - Bscos.com

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Crossed vs Lateral-only<br />

! Kocher et al, JBJS-A. 2007: 706-712<br />

! LEVEL -1 RCT!!!!<br />

! No significant differences (inc ulnar N injury)<br />

! Omid, Reza, Skaggs JBJS-A 2008: Underpowered!<br />

! Babal et al JPO 2010:<br />

! Meta-analysis <strong>of</strong> nerve injury<br />

! medial pinning carries <strong>the</strong> greater overall risk <strong>of</strong> nerve<br />

injury<br />

! Brauer et al JPO 2007<br />

! Systematic r/v <strong>com</strong>paring crossed with lateral<br />

! Nerve injury 1.84 times higher in crossed<br />

! Crossed more stable (loss <strong>of</strong> reduction 0.58 times lower)<br />

! But if prospective studies only – no differences

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