Monitoring antebrachial compartmental pressure in displaced supracondylar elbow fractures in children

PURPOSEOur aim was to measure antebrachial volar compartment pressure in displaced supracondylar elbow fractures in children. METHODSWe conducted a prospective, observational study of 42 fractures. The mean age was 5.2 years. There was type II displacement in nine cases (21.4%) and type III in 33 (7...

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Published in:	Journal of pediatric orthopaedics. B Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 412 - 416
Main Authors:	Carbonell, Pedro Gutiérrez, Prats, Fernando López, Fernández, Pedro Doménech, Valiente Valero, Jose Manuel, Sastre, Sigfrido
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-11-2004
Subjects:	Blood Pressure - physiology Child, Preschool Compartment Syndromes - etiology Compartment Syndromes - prevention & control Female Humans Humeral Fractures - complications Humeral Fractures - surgery Male Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation Postoperative Period Pressure Prospective Studies Sphygmomanometers Transducers
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