TY  - JOUR
T1  - OPen supracondylar fracture of the humerus
AU  - Aufranc OE, Jones WN, Bierbaum BE
Y1  - 1969/04/28
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160040090014
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 682
EP  - 685
VL  - 208
IS  - 4
N2  - Dr. William H. Simon: 
    This was the first Children's Hospital admission for this 9 1/2-year-old white female. The patient had fallen from a horse, striking the left elbow, approximately one hour before admission. She had been taken to a neighboring hospital where a sterile dressing had been applied to the open wound at the elbow, and the extremity had been splinted with an inflatable splint. She was given tetanus toxoid and a narcotic and was referred to the Children's Hospital.Medical history included no known allergies and no prior surgery. The immunization program was up to date.By physical examination the ears, nose, and throat were normal. The lungs were clear and the heart was in sinus rhythm at 120 beats per minute. The left arm was encased in an air splint in full elbow extension. There was a 4-cm clean, transverse laceration in the antecubital fossa with the proximal
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160040090014
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160040090014
ER  -