Wilppula E, Bakalim G
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (1978). 1985;104(1):23-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00449952.
The end results of supracondylar humeral fractures in 151 children after an average follow-up period of 15 years are presented. The relationship between the carrying angle and the functional result was analyzed. A deformity of the carrying angle was not felt by the patients to be a cosmetic handicap, and the functional results were not problematic. However, the least satisfactory subjective results in the series were associated with a decrease of the carrying angle by at least 10 degrees and with a significant proportion of the limitations of movement of the elbow joint.
