Gartland Type III Supracondylar Humerus Fracture in a Child: To Intervene at the Right Time for a Vascular Injury

Abstract

Supracondylar humerus fractures (SHF) are seen more than half of all fractures in the elbow. SHF may cause to vascular and neurologic injury. The most causes of the vascular injury are thrombosis with intimal tear, brachial artery entrapment in the fracture site, compression of the artery due to deformity/swelling and partial or complete transection of the artery (by the perforating spike of the fractured bone). Emergency vascular reconstruction is required for a functional recovery of the limb.