Fell on the arm, the film said there is some kind of supracondylar fracture of the humerus, the doctor said to consider...

Hello, according to your description, supracondylar humeral fracture is generally recommended surgical treatment. According to the type of fracture, severity, whether the damage to peripheral blood vessels and nerves to determine whether to choose the manipulation of external fixation or choose to cut the internal fixation.

If the time of injury is short, the swelling is not serious, there is no blood circulation obstacle, it is estimated that the fracture can be achieved under manipulation, you can choose manipulation and external fixation for 4-6 weeks. If repeated manipulation fails, there is obvious vascular injury, or peripheral nerve injury, it is necessary to carry out incisional reduction and internal fixation with simultaneous vascular exploration and nerve repair. Generally, the treatment can be decided according to the X-ray examination and individual clinical signs

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