A Peculiar Case of Open Complex Elbow Injury with Critical Bone Loss, Triceps Reinsertion, and Scar Tissue might Provide for Elbow Stability?
| Autor: | Pasquale Gravina, Giulia Facco, Andrea Marchesini, Michele Riccio, Antonio Gigante, Rocco Politano, Letizia Senesi, Pier Paolo Pangrazi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Osteosynthesis business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Elbow instability Elbow Joint stability Soft tissue Case Report 3D printing Neurovascular bundle medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Olecranon fracture medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Olecranon bone loss business Process (anatomy) Reduction (orthopedic surgery) Complex elbow injury |
| Zdroj: | Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction |
| ISSN: | 1828-8928 1828-8936 |
| Popis: | Background Complex elbow injuries (CEIs) are severe and rare lesions, difficult to treat correctly due to the different patterns of clinical presentations. Standard methods cannot often be applied. The main goals of the treatment are performing a stable osteosynthesis of all fractures, obtaining a concentric and stable reduction of the elbow by repairing the soft tissue constraint lesions, and allowing early motion. Since the introduction of virtual reality (VR) approaches in clinical practice, three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) and 3D printing have revolutionised orthopaedic surgeries, thus helping to understand the anatomy and the pathology of complex cases. Case description We discussed a case of CEI, characterised by an extended soft tissue (IIIB Gustilo classification) and neurovascular lesions associated with bone loss in a young female patient. Olecranon fracture was type IIIB according to Mayo classification. We outlined the steps of a pluri-tissue reconstructive approach and stressed the importance of 3D printing in the preoperative planning for such cases. Finally, peculiar final functional patient outcomes were reported. Conclusion In this case, we found out that triceps reinsertion and scar process may provide for the joint stability in a low-demanding patient. 3D printing and VR approaches in clinical practice can be useful in the management of CEIs associated with an important bone and soft tissue loss. How to cite this article Facco G, Politano R, Marchesini A, et al. A Peculiar Case of Open Complex Elbow Injury with Critical Bone Loss, Triceps Reinsertion, and Scar Tissue might Provide for Elbow Stability? Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr 2021;16(1):53–59. |
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