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All are true about supracondylar fracture of humerus except:

A
Posterior shift of distal fragment
B
Median nerve is most common nerve damaged
C
Injury of brachial aery may occur
D
Common in elderly
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. d. Common in elderly Supracondylar Fracture of the Humerus: Complications :Immediate- injury to brachial aery & injury to nerve (median nerve-most common, radial nerve-sometime affected)Early- Volkmann's ischemiaLate complication- Malunion(cubitus varus deformity), myositis ossificans & Volkmann\\ ischemic contracture .Displacement: The distal fragment may be displaced in the following directionPosterior or backward shiftPosterior or backward tiltProximal shiftMedial or lateral shiftMedial tiltInternal rotation

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