[Plaster combined with splint for the treatment of gartland type III humeral supracondylar fractures in children].

Objective: To study clinical effects of plaster combined with splint for the treatment of Gartland type 1I humeral fractures.

Methods: From March 2002 to May 2006, 24 children with humeral supracondylar fractures of Gartland type ill were reviewed. Among the patients, 14 patients were male and 10 patients were female, ranging in age from 4 to 12 years, averaged 6.