Management of Pulseless Hand in Pediatric Patients with Supracondylar Humerus Fracture

Original Date: 07/2012 | Supersedes: 10/2015, 06/2017, 09/2021 | Last Review Date: 02/2024 (Reviewed with no changes)
Purpose: To describe treatment for managing the pulseless hand in pediatric patients with supracondylar humerus fracture.

Procedure

Procedure for Purlseless hand in Pediatric Patients

a The surgeon consulted should be one with expertise in small vessel reconstruction. **Consult ECMO surgeon on call

Reference: Howard, A; Mulpuri, K.; Abel, M.; Braun, S.; Bueche, M.; Epps, H.; … Boyer, K. (2012). The treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 20, 320-327.