High-Energy Blast Injury Requiring Transradial Amputation with Associated Essex Lopresti and Terrible Triad Injuries of the Elbow: A Rare Presentation
| Autor: | Matthew S. Coon, Benjamin Best, Dexter Powell, Paul Knapp, Ivan Bandovic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Orthopedic surgery
030222 orthopedics medicine.medical_specialty High energy business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Elbow Soft tissue Case Report Hand surgery 030229 sport sciences General Medicine medicine.disease Blast injury Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Amputation Forearm medicine Presentation (obstetrics) business RD701-811 |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Orthopedics Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2021 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6757 2090-6749 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2021/6645082 |
| Popis: | Case. Blast injuries to the upper extremity can be devastating and emotionally stressful injuries. We describe a case of a high-energy blast injury to an upper extremity from an explosive. The transfer of energy caused severe soft tissue/bony damage to the hand, but also led to associated Essex Lopresti and terrible triad injuries. The patient required emergent transradial amputation by hand surgery as well as definitive fixation by our orthopaedic team. Conclusion. We describe a unique salvage operation that established forearm pronosupination, elbow flexion, and proper prosthetic fitting. We feel that describing our technique could help others in treating this injury if encountered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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