What is Intercondylar fracture?

Background: Intercondylar fracture of humerus is one of the commonest fractures of young adult and counts for about 30% of all elbow fractures. The treatment of these fractures continues to present challenges despite advances in internal fixation.

What is Gartland fracture?

In Gartland type I fractures, the anterior humeral line (yellow line) passes through the middle of the capitellum. These fractures may be difficult to see on plain x-ray. Suspect a fracture if anterior and/or posterior fat pad signs (arrows) are present (seen on lateral x-ray).

What is a Transcondylar humeral fracture?

Transcondylar fractures of the distal humerus of the adults are extra-articular fractures in which the single transverse fracture line is usually located at the level of the condyle or below. The fracture pattern is unique, and this type of fracture occurs only in about 9% of the distal humeral fractures.

Which nerve is injured in supracondylar fracture?

The most commonly injured nerve was the ulnar nerve (43.4%), followed by the median (36.7%) and radial nerves (19.9%).

What is capitellum?

The capitellum, also referred to as the capitulum, is the lateral part of the humeral condyle that articulates with the radial head.

What is Supracondyle?

The humerus (HU mer us) bone is the long, thick bone in the upper arm that extends from the shoulder to the elbow. Your child’s humerus is fractured (broken) near the elbow area, just above the joint. This is called a supracondylar (supra CON dy ler) humerus fracture.

Can you move your arm with a distal humerus fracture?

A distal humerus fracture is a break in the lower end of the upper arm bone (humerus), one of the three bones that come together to form the elbow joint. A fracture in this area can be very painful and make moving the elbow impossible.

Which nerve is most commonly involved in supracondylar fracture of the humerus?

The mostly commonly injured nerve is the median nerve (specifically, the anterior interosseous portion of the median nerve). Injuries to the ulnar and radial nerves are less common.

Which complication may arise after supracondylar fracture of humerus?

Complications following these fractures are infection, loss of reduction, non-union, cubitus varus or valgus and neurovascular lesions [4]. The incidence of vascular complications associated with supracondylar fractures ranges from 3.2 to 14.3% [5], nerve injuries are reported with a relative incidence of 12–20% [6].

Where does the intercondylar fossa sit?

femur
The intercondylar fossa is located at the bottom of the femur, between the lateral condyle and medial condyle.