Supracondylar fracture of the humerus is the Inost common fracture of the elbow in children and it can aiso be one of the most difficult fractures to be treated. The authors periormed retrospective study of 85 patients who were treated by percutaneous pinning, and by open reduction from 1989 to 1993.

1. The mean age 7.4 years, ranging from 2 years to 13 years and the male and female ralio was 2.1:1

2. The left side was more frequently involved(66%).

3. Treatment methods were PP 52% & OR 48%

4. According to tile Flynns criteria, the results of the treatment by PP wear excellent 80%, Good 4%. Fair 9%, Poor 7% and OR were 54%, 12%, 15%, 19%, respectively.

5. No stastisfically significant differences regarding maintenance of reduction were found when comparing crossd-pin and lateral-pin fixation.