Management of 'floating arm': a case report of adolescent ipsilateral proximal humerus fracture with open distal complex intraarticular fracture.

Autor: Alqahtani YS; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi BN; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alqahtani LS; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Aljaafri ZA; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of surgical case reports [J Surg Case Rep] 2024 Jan 18; Vol. 2024 (1), pp. rjad724. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 18 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjad724
Abstrakt: Simultaneous ipsilateral fractures of the proximal and distal humerus, known as 'floating arm', are rarely seen in adolescents and are considered challenging to manage. Most of the published cases have involved proximal humerus and distal supracondylar fractures. This paper presents a special case of floating arm injury in a 14-year-old boy following a motor vehicle accident that was managed in a well-established trauma center. The injury consisted of displaced proximal humerus and open distal T-condylar intraarticular fractures. The patient was discharged in good condition and regained functionality with no reported complications.
Competing Interests: All the authors declare no conflict of interest and have no financial or personal gains and benefits from this work.
(Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2024.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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