Correlation of Fall Height, Fracture Severity and Clinical Outcome in Pediatric Supracondylar Fractures-A Retrospective Analysis with an Observation Period of 20 Years

• Main Authors: Andrea Schuller (Author), Sebastian Hahn (Author), Lorenz Pichler (Author), Anna Hohensteiner (Author), Thomas Sator (Author), Manuela Jaindl (Author), Elisabeth Schwendenwein (Author), Thomas Tiefenboeck (Author), Stephan Payr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The most common cause leading to supracondylar humerus fractures in children is falling onto an outstretched arm. A correlation between fall height and fracture severity may be assumed but has not yet been described. The aim of this study was to show that fracture severity increases with fall height...