Diagnostics and Treatment of Volkmann Ischemic Contracture in a Seven-Year-Old Child

A 7-year-old boy presented 6 weeks after open reduction and crossed Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation of a supracondylar humerus fracture. Previous treatments had restored skeletal anatomy without documented complications. However, the patient would not move the entire arm, including his forearm and...

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Main Authors: Annekatrin Schulze, Jurek Schultz, Adrian Dragu, Guido Fitze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2022-01-01
Series:European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1749210