Gartland classification
The Gartland classification is a system of categorizing supracondylar humerus fractures, clinically useful as it predicts the likelihood of associated neurovascular injury, such as anterior interosseous nerve neurapraxia or brachial artery disruption.
Classification
Type³ | Description |
I | Non-displaced |
II | Angulated with intact posterior cortex |
IIA | Angulation |
IIB | Angulation with rotation |
III | Complete displacement but have perisosteal contact |
IIIA | Medial periosteal hinge intact. Distal fragment goes posteromedially |
IIIB | Lateral periosteal hinge intact. Distal fragment goes posterolaterally |
IV | Periostial disruption with instability in both flexion and extension |