The most common cause of Volkmann's ischaemic contracture in a child is -: (A) Intercondylar fracture of humerus, (B) Fracture both bone of forearm, (C) Fracture lateral condyle of humerus, (D) Supracondylar fracture of humerus
Answer is D. VOLKMANN&;S ischaemia is an ischaemic injury to the muscles and nerves of the flexor compament of the forearm. It is caused due to occlusion of the brachial aery by a supracondylar fracture. Most commonly affected muscles are the flexor pollicis longus and medial half of flexor digitorum profundus. Muscle ischaemia leads to compament syndrome. REF:- Maheshwari 9th ed - pg no 101.