• Injury · Dec 2015

    Floating elbow in a polytrauma patient: timing and surgical strategy.

    • Gianluca Bisinella and Nicola Bellon.
    • Division of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Hospital of Este (Padova), Via San Fermo 10, I-35042 Este (Padova), Italy. Electronic address: gianluca.bisinella@ulss17.it.
    • Injury. 2015 Dec 1; 46 Suppl 7: S20-2.

    AbstractA 22-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of polytrauma following a car accident. The instrumental investigations detected parenchymatous and bone lesions, including a floating elbow (articular distal humerus fracture associated with ipsilateral forearm fracture). After initial temporary stabilization with external fixator and restoration of hemodynamics, we proceeded to the fixation of the upper limb. To reduce local and general risks of complications, a two-stage reconstruction technique has been applied.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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