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Bauman's Angle for Supracondylar Fractures



- See: Radiographs for Supracondylar Frx:

- Baumann's Angle:
    - humeral capitellar angle: angle between long axis of humeral shaft & growth plate of lateral condyle, will reliably predict final carrying angle after reduction;
    - normal is about 85-89 deg, but it is best to judge the carring angle as compared to the uninjured side;
            - a deviation more than 5 deg compared to the opposite side should not be accepted;
    - increases in Bauman's angle will occur w/ residual varus and internal rotation deformities;

           





Alteration of Baumann's angle by humeral position: implications for treatment of supracondylar humerus fractures.

Determination of medial epicondylar epiphyseal angle for supracondylar humeral fractures in children.






Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.