Intermittent claudications of the hand after supracondylar humeral fracture in a 2-year old boy
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Nora Knez; Karmen Jeričević; Luka Kelčec; Tomislav Vlahek; Dino Papeš
- Source
- Liječnički vjesnik, Vol 145, Iss Supp 2, Pp 56-56 (2023)
- Subject
- brachial artery
children
neurovascular injuries
supracondylar humeral fracture
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
Croatian
- ISSN
- 0024-3477
1849-2177
Supracondylar humeral fractures (SHF) are the most common fractures associated with concomitant neurovascular injuries in children. Pink pulseless hand (PPH) labels SHF presenting without a pulse in a wellperfused hand. Management of PPH after successful SHF reduction remains controversial. Some advocate „watchful waiting”, whereas others favor early exploration. We present a case of a 2-year-old boy with PPH and intermittent claudications 6 weeks after successful SHF reduction.