Fracture of supracondylar process of the humerus

Abstract EN

The supracondylar process of the humerus is a rare skeletal anomaly, which is usually an incidental finding while an Xray is done for some other purpose.

The process can fracture resulting in pain and tender mobile swelling over the medial aspect of the arm, and consequent neurovascular symptoms, or entrapment neuropathies.

The anomaly, which fractured in a clinical situation, is described, followed by a review of the literature.