INTERCONDYLAR (Y) FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL HUMERUS IN A 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD

  • Lazar Todorovikj University Clinic For Pediatric surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. North Macedonia
  • Marjan Kamiloski University Clinic For Pediatric surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. North Macedonia
  • Shaban Memeti University Clinic For Pediatric surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. North Macedonia
  • Ljubica Mikjunovikj University Clinic for TOARICEC, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. North Macedonia
  • Natalija Cokleska University Clinic For Pediatric surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. North Macedonia
  • Zlatko Aleksovski University Clinic For Pediatric surgery. R. North Macedonia
  • Goran Aleksovski University Clinic for TOARICEC, Faculty of Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, R. North Macedonia

Abstract

Intercondylar fracture of the distal humerus is an extremely rare injury in children, especially in those under 8 years of age. To our knowledge, there have been around 50 reported cases of this fracture type in children in the English literature, 12 of which involved children under 8 years of age.


Keywords: child, humerus, intercondylar fracture, intercondylar Y fracture, intra-articular elbow fracture.


https://doi.org/10.55302/JMS2143052t

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Published
2021-12-27
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TODOROVIKJ, Lazar et al. INTERCONDYLAR (Y) FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL HUMERUS IN A 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD. Journal of Morphological Sciences, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 3, p. 52-57, dec. 2021. ISSN 2545-4706. Available at: <http://jms.mk/jms/article/view/vol4no3-8>. Date accessed: 31 mar. 2025.
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