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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Paediatric bilateral 'floating elbow'.

Karthick Rangasamy, Shivam Maheshwari, Akash Ghosh, Nirmal Raj Gopinathan

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Karthick RangasamyOrthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-723X
Shivam MaheshwariOrthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India shivammaheshwari95@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-7749
Akash GhoshOrthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Nirmal Raj GopinathanOrthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Abstract

A child sustained an ipsilateral supracondylar humerus (SCH) and distal both-bone forearm fractures bilaterally, in addition to facial injuries, following a fall from height. He was managed surgically by closed reduction and pinning for both SCH and distal end radius fractures bilaterally. At the final follow-up, all the fractures had united uneventfully, and he had no functional limitations or cosmetic concerns. We conclude that a floating elbow in the paediatric population is an uncommon injury, and the bilateral scenario is even rarer. One should be vigilant for compartment syndrome; early surgical fixation may give better results.

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Elbow InjuriesHumeral FracturesRadius FracturesChildElbowForearmFracture Fixation, InternalHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeElbow fractureElbow instabilityOrthopaedic and trauma surgeryTrauma

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PMID38286584
PMCPMC10826532

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