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We performed a systematic review of early versus delayed treatment for type III Gartland supracondylar humeral fractures in children. We identified five non-randomised retrospective studies that fulfilled our criteria. We performed the analysis on 396 patients who sustained a type III supracondylar humeral fracture of which 243 (61.4%) belonged to the early treatment group and 153 (38.6%) belonged to the delayed treatment group. The planned treatment was closed reduction and percutaneous pin fixation. We found that failure of closed reduction and conversion to open reduction was significantly higher in the delayed treatment group (22.9%) as compared with the early treatment group (11.1%). Our study provides evidence that type III supracondylar humeral fractures in children should be treated early within 12h of injury.