Arm Board Technique for Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning of Displaced Supracondylar Fractures of Humerus in Children: Technical Note

Vivek M Sodhai; Sandeep A Patwardhan; Samuel O Alao; Ashok K Shyam; Askhar Haphiz

doi:10.13107/jocr.2019.v09.i06.1608

Arm Board Technique for Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning of Displaced Supracondylar Fractures of Humerus in Children: Technical Note

J Orthop Case Rep. 2020;9(6):98-101. doi: 10.13107/jocr.2019.v09.i06.1608.

Authors

Vivek M Sodhai¹, Sandeep A Patwardhan¹, Samuel O Alao², Ashok K Shyam^{1

3}, Askhar Haphiz¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Trauma and Surgical Centre, University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo, Nigeria.
³ Department of Research, Indian Orthopaedic Research Group, Thane (W), Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Introduction Closed reduction percutaneous pinning (CRPP) is the current standard of treatment for displaced supracondylar fractures of humerus in children. This technical note describes a simple method of CRPP using a radiolucent arm board and simpler handling of the C-arm. This technique is a simple method and easy to reproduce, can be adapted to any standard operating table, and gives predictable results.

Keywords: Arm board technique; closed reduction percutaneous pinning; pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures.

Publication types

Case Reports