Supracondylar Fracture Humerus

Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are the most common type of the elbow fracture in children & adolescents.

The high incidence of residual deformity and the potential for neurovascular complications make supracondylar humeral fractures a serious injury.

Supracondylar Humeral fractures may be the result of either an extension or flexion force on the distal humerus.

Most commonly they are the result of a fall on an outstretched hand that causes hyperextension of the elbow.