APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA: PEDIATRIC SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURES (2014)

INDICATION PROFILE


Fracture Type

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Scenarios deleted due to clinical rarity:

  1. All patient scenarios with Type I fractures and vascular injuries
  2. All patient scenarios with Type I fractures and nerve injuries
  3. All patient scenarios with Type 1 and Type 2 and open injuries
  4. All patient scenarios with Transphyseal fractures and open injuries

Vascular Status (Pre-op assessment)

Nerve Injuries

Soft Tissue Envelope

Ipsilateral radius and/or ulna fracture

Degree of Swelling

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