"Floating Arm" Injury in a Child with Fractures of the Proximal and Distal Parts of the Humerus: A Case Report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports / Melih Guven, Budak Akman, Tanzer Kormaz, Oguz Poyanli and Faik Altintas
Summary points:
A 10-year-old Turkish boy presents 1 hour after falling from a height of 2 meters onto his outstretched left hand, with complaints of pain in the left elbow and shoulder. Closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation are described; images provided. The authors discuss the use of a temporary Kirschner wire as a 'joystick' to fix and reduce fractures that involve excessive swelling.
"Floating Arm" Injury in a Child with Fractures of the Proximal and Distal Parts of the Humerus: A Case Report
