Paediatric bilateral ‘floating elbow’

Author:

Rangasamy KarthickORCID,Maheshwari ShivamORCID,Ghosh Akash,Gopinathan Nirmal Raj

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.

Publisher

BMJ

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