Medial Epicondyle Fractures: Evidence from the SCIENCE study

A displaced medial epicondyle fracture is a type of broken bone on the inside of the elbow. It happens when a small piece of bone breaks off, often because the strong muscles and tendons that attach there pull it away. Around 1,000 children in the UK get this injury each year, usually after a fall while playing or doing sport.

The SCIENCE study was set up to find out which treatment works best – to see whether having surgery, to fix the broken piece of bone back in place was better than resting the arm in a plaster cast, allowing it to heal naturally.

Results now published. Long-term follow-up ongoing.