Galasso Olimpio, Mariconda Massimo, Gasparini Giorgio
Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2011 Apr;6(1):33-7. doi: 10.1007/s11751-011-0102-7. Epub 2011 Jan 14.
The floating elbow is an uncommon injury occurring both in children and in adults. Two reports of rare variants of floating elbow injury have been published, but to the best of our knowledge, no recurrence of this injury has been described. We present a complex pattern of floating injury, occurring in the same limb 3 years after a floating elbow lesion, which included supracondylar fracture of the humerus and associated ipsilateral midshaft fracture of forearm bones. Satisfactory outcomes were finally obtained. This clinical case illustrates the importance of carefully assessing floating elbow injuries when they occur to optimize the surgical strategies and the adequate timing of the treatment. A comprehensive literature review of the floating elbow injuries is here reported.
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浮动肘是一种在儿童和成人中均不常见的损伤。已有两篇关于浮动肘损伤罕见变异型的报道，但据我们所知，尚未有该损伤复发的描述。我们报告了一例复杂的浮动损伤模式，发生在浮动肘损伤3年后的同一肢体，包括肱骨髁上骨折及同侧前臂骨中段骨折。最终获得了满意的结果。该临床病例说明了在浮动肘损伤发生时仔细评估的重要性，以优化手术策略和确定适当的治疗时机。本文报道了对浮动肘损伤的全面文献综述。
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