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Right Arm bone broken

2018-01-25 00:46:42
This is for my young 8 yr old cousin who broke his arm while playing yesterday 24th Jan around 6 pm. We took him to a hospital and they have done temporary plaster on the arm with the support. Need urgent help. Please see the attached picture of the X-RAY.
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That s a supracondylar fracture that has to operated for optimum results.. Please get admitted at a good ortho centre for the same . Treatment of choice would be closed/open reduction +k wire pinning

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Dont take this fracture lightly It usually requires surgery
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Consult orthopaedic surgeon nearby

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