Long-term complications of lateral condyle fractures are close to same as short-term complications

摘要

It is generally accepted that childhood fractures are more bening in nature, compared with fractures of mature skeleton, due to high rate of union and the great potential of remodeling 1. Nevertheless, they are just lateral humerus condyle fractures if any that are usually associated with complications. Lateral condyle fractures result in less satisfactory outcomes than other elbow fractures in children 2. In this regard, I warmly appreciate the purpose of the recent systematic review by Dr. Tan et al., while they aimed "to better describe the characteristics and complications" of these challenging fractures 3.