[Late results of sub-capital humerus fracture in children].

From 1980 until 1984 56 children with a subcapital humeral fracture were treated at the Department of Paediatric Surgery in Zürich. 42 of them could be followed-up 5 years after the accident, all showed a good result. In 21 children a simple immobilisation was successful. 8 cases needed a reposition of the fracture in anaesthesia and immobilisation. 11 cases needed further procedures, in 7 of them an osteosynthesis was done, in 4 cases an extension was necessary to hold the fracture position. One patient was treated primarily by open reduction and pinning of the fracture, another one by an extension. Both patients had polytrauma. The paper presents our long-term results and the different modalities of treatment are discussed in the light of our own results.