TITLE:
Blount Method in the Management of Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children
AUTHORS:
Cheick Oumar Sanogo, Mamadou Hawa Daffe, Kalifa Coulibaly, Aboubacar Diallo, Soumana Traore, Sory Ibrahim Tambassi, Mohamed Berthe, Mahamadou Diallo, Souleymane Diallo, Ibrahim Abdou Maiga, Kassim Daouda Berete, Alhassane Barry
KEYWORDS:
Supracondylar Humerus Fracture, Children, Blount Method
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.14 No.5,
May
26,
2023
ABSTRACT: Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are the most common traumatic elbow injury in children. Several techniques are
described in their support. Blount’s method is one of the widely used
orthopedic means. The objective of our study was to evaluate the results of
supracondylar fractures of the humerus treated by this method in our
department. This was a descriptive, longitudinal study with the prospective collection over a period of 12 months from May 2018 to April
2019. It focused on children aged 0 to 15 years treated in the Orthopedic
Traumatology Department of the CHU of Kati for a supracondylar fracture of the
humerus in extension. A minimum follow-up period of 6 months was necessary for
inclusion. 12 patients were collected. The sociodemographic,
anatomopathologic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects were studied. The results were evaluated according
to Flynn’s criteria. The male
sex was predominant with a ratio of 2. The average age was 5.5 years. The
average admission time was 12.5 hours. Domestic accidents were the main
etiology (66.66%) and Type II fracture was the most frequent with 58.33%. The
duration of immobilization was 42 days for 11 patients. Complications were 1
case of secondary displacement and 1 case of 12˚ flexion deficit. The average
Baumann angle was 72˚. The result was satisfactory for all our patients. Supracondylar fractures of the humerus
are common in children, especially boys. The method of Blount when it is
well carried out by respecting the indications gives good results.