[Closed treatment for type III humeral supracondylar fractures and prevention of ischemic contracture of forearm in children].

Objective: To evaluate the curative effects of manipulative reduction for children's type III humeral supracondylar fracture and the preventions of ischemic contracture of forearm in the early period.

Methods: From September 2008 to September 2011, 38 patients with humeral supracondylar fractures were treated with manipulative reduction and plaster stabilization, including 20 males and 18 females with an average age of 7.5 years (ranged, 2 to 13 years); the average time from injury to visit was 1.