SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE Flashcards
1
Q
Mechanism
A
FOOSH with elbow in full extension
2
Q
Clinical Features
A
Significant Edema
Tenderness at the elbow
Prominent olecranon
Depression proximal to the elbow
3
Q
X-RAY Features
A
Posterior Fat Pad
Anterior “sail sign”
Disruption of the Anterior Humeral Line
4
Q
Complications
A
Neurologic: Radial, Median (anterior interosseous b.), Ulnar
Vacular: Volkmann’s ischemic contracture (compartment syndrome of forearm)
5
Q
Most common neurologic injury
A
Anterior Interosseous n
Check OK sign
6
Q
ED Management
A
Long Arm Posterior Splint
Elbow at 90 and forearm neutral
Immediate Referral to Ortho
