Gartland classification
The Gartland classification is a system of categorizing supracondylar humerus fractures, clinically useful as it predicts the likelihood of associated neurovascular injury, such as anterior interosseous nerve neurapraxia or brachial artery disruption.
Classification
| Type |
Description |
| I |
Non-displaced |
| II |
Angulated with intact posterior cortex |
| III |
Complete displacement |
| IV |
Periostial disruption with instability in both flexion and extension |
References
- Orthobullets
- Otsuka NY, Kasser JR. Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 1997 Jan;5(1):19-26.
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- Hardinge lateral approach to the hip
- Moore or Southern posterior approach to the hip
- Smith-Petersen anterior approach to the hip
- Watson-Jones anterolateral approach to the hip
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| | Principles |
- Wolff's law
- Hueter-Volkmann law
- Charley's principles of three-point fixation
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- Anatomy
- head and neck
- cranial
- arms
- torso and pelvis
- legs
- bursae and sheathes
- Physiology
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| | Disease |
- Arthritis
- acquired
- back
- childhood
- soft tissue
- Congenital
- Injury
- Symptoms and signs
- Examination
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- Procedures
- Drugs
- rheumatoid arthritis
- gout
- topical analgesics
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