{"id":1812,"date":"2017-11-23T08:34:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T13:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2024-02-21T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T17:13:08","slug":"rapid-review-supracondylar-fracture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/rapid-review-supracondylar-fracture\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Review: Supracondylar Fracture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Reviewed February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Image-Supracondylar-Fracture-Median-Brachial-@8x-630x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Image-Supracondylar-Fracture-Median-Brachial-@8x-630x1024.png 630w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Image-Supracondylar-Fracture-Median-Brachial-@8x-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Image-Supracondylar-Fracture-Median-Brachial-@8x-768x1248.png 768w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Image-Supracondylar-Fracture-Median-Brachial-@8x-945x1536.png 945w, https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Image-Supracondylar-Fracture-Median-Brachial-@8x-1260x2048.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Supracondylar Fracture<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fall on outstretched hand (FOOSH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most common <strong>pediatric <\/strong>elbow fracture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X-ray: fat pad (<strong>sail<\/strong>) sign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor neurovascular exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sample question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with right elbow pain after <strong>falling on her outstretched hand<\/strong>. Physical examination reveals <strong>limited range of motion<\/strong>, <strong>swelling<\/strong>, and <strong>pain of her right elbow<\/strong>. No neurologic deficits are noted, and pulses of her right upper extremity are normal. X-ray reveals a nondisplaced type I supracondylar fracture. Which of the following is the next step in management?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reviewed February 2024 Supracondylar Fracture Sample question: A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with right elbow pain after falling on her outstretched hand. Physical examination reveals limited range of motion, swelling, and pain of her right elbow. No neurologic deficits are noted, and pulses of her right upper extremity are normal. X-ray reveals a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roshreview.com\/blog\/rapid-review-supracondylar-fracture\/\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":6906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2020,1996,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026,2027,2028,2011,2012,2013,2000],"tags":[3076,3168,3203,3215,3265],"coauthors":[3864],"class_list":["post-1812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adult-gerontology-primary-care","category-blogtype","category-pa-certified","category-certified-emergency-nurse","category-clinical-year","category-didactic-year","category-emergency-medicine","category-emergency-nurse-practitioner","category-family-medicine","category-family-nurse-practitioner","category-pediatric-emergency-medicine","category-pediatric-primary-care","category-pediatrics","category-rapid-review","tag-musculoskeletal","tag-orthopedics","tag-pance","tag-panre","tag-pediatrics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rapid Review: Supracondylar Fracture - RoshReview.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This Rapid Review distills the important facts about supracondylar fracture, so you can brush up your knowledge and be a confident medical professional. 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