Bilateral Elbow Dislocation After Trauma in a Healthy Adult Female.
| Autor: | Abdelrahman AA; Family Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT., Elgassim MA; Internal Medicine, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya, MYS., Elfaki IMA; Family Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT., Fadul KY; Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT., Elgassim MAM; Emergency Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Jan 08; Vol. 14 (1), pp. e21029. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 08 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.21029 |
| Abstrakt: | Bilateral elbow dislocation is a rare injury. We report a rare case of a simultaneous bilateral traumatic elbow dislocation in a 28-year-old previously healthy Kenyan female. Initial clinical assessment and plain radiographs showed the possibility of an associated fracture at the right capitulum. CT scan demonstrated bilateral fractures at the capitulum simultaneously. This case was managed conservatively through a closed reduction under procedural sedation as a joint effort of orthopedics and the emergency department. Three days later, the left above elbow backslap was removed and the patient was discharged on analgesics and referred to the outpatient clinic for regular follow-up and physiotherapy. At seven weeks, the patient reported improvement of pain bilaterally and mild stiffness at the right elbow that is continuing to improve with physiotherapy. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Abdelrahman et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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