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19994815

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
This is the report of a 33-year-old female patient who was admitted to the Emergency Department with bilateral capitellum humerus fracture after a fall from a height. The patient was surgically treated with open reduction and internal fixation for both elbows, with 3 Kirschner wires on the right elbow and one mini-fragment screw on the left. Surgical intervention was carried out in emergency conditions. Following an early physical rehabilitation programme at the end of the 1st week, the roentgenograms in the 9th week showed acceptable bone union. However, in the 2nd year of follow-up the patient had consistent pain and 35 degrees of flexion loss in her right elbow due to degenerative change. The literature reveals only two reports of such cases. Thus, this rare case of bilateral capitellum humerus showed that early mobilisation after anatomic reduction and stable fixation with a mini-screw provided the optimal outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0001-5458
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
647-50
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Bilateral capitellum humeri fracture; a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Emergency Department, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital. onurpolat1971@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports