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Citation

Raab MG, Lapid MA, Adair D. Contemp. Orthop. 1995; 30(3): 199-205.

Affiliation

Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Bobit Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10150315

Abstract

A retrospective review of all cases of sideswipe elbow fractures (SSEFs) treated at two community hospitals from 1982 to 1992 was conducted to determine the functional outcome of the operative treatment of SSEFs. All five injuries involved the left elbow, and they included open fractures of the olecranon, the radius and ulna, the ulna and humerus, the humerus, and traumatic amputation of the arm. Concomitant injuries included three radial nerve palsies and two injuries each to the median nerve, ulnar nerve, and brachial artery. Treatment included irrigation, debridement (repeated if necessary), open reduction and internal fixation, external fixation (one case), and delayed amputation (one case). An average of 130/-10 degrees elbow flexion/extension, and 60/60 degrees supination/pronation was obtained for the three of four patients with reconstructions who returned for follow-up.


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