A 12 year old boy with a history of fall on an outstretched hand was brought to the emergency department with swelling and pain around the elbow. His radial nerve was affected. What is the type of fracture?
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The key is A. Angulated (supracondylar fracture). [Around 50% interosseous nerve lesions occur in supracondylar fracture whereas 25% shows radial nerve damage. If the fracture is spiral fracture of lower third of humerus it causes nerve damage in 18% almost all of which are radial nerve lesion. However as the fracture is around the elbow (not above) it is supracondylar fracture].
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