Abstract
IntroductionBiepicondylar fracture of the elbow is very rare, and to date there have only been three reports of this injury and its treatment in the English scientific literature. This case report evaluates the surgical internal fixation of a biepicondylar fracture of the elbow with an associated dislocation.Case presentationWe report the case of a 15-year-old Turkish girl with a biepicondylar fracture dislocation of the left elbow. Open reduction and an internal fixation operation were applied. There were no complications.ConclusionIn these injuries, open reduction and internal fixation appear to be a good method to restore elbow stability and function.
Highlights
Biepicondylar fracture of the elbow is very rare, and to date there have only been three reports of this injury and its treatment in the English scientific literature
Elbow fractures are quite common in the pediatric age group [1]
We evaluate the results of the surgical treatment of a biepicondylar fracture of the elbow with an associated dislocation by internal fixation
Summary
In a study of 400 consecutive elbow fractures in children, medial epicondylar fracture was the third most common fracture after supracondylar and lateral condylar fractures [2]. Biepicondylar fracture dislocation of the elbow is very rare, and to date there have only been three reports of this injury and its treatment in the English scientific literature [2,3,4]. In this case report, we evaluate the results of the surgical treatment of a biepicondylar fracture of the elbow with an associated dislocation by internal fixation. Our patient’s elbow was mildly swollen and tender to palpation over the lateral
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