BILATERAL OPEN TYPE IIIB INJURIES- “FLOATING FOREARM” WITH CONTRALATERAL DISTAL RADIUS PHYSEAL SEPARATION- A RARE CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A ten-year-old boy presented to our emergency department with multiple injuries to both upper limbs following fall to the ground on outstretched hands from a mango tree of around 20 feet high. He had lacerated wounds on the anterior aspect of both the wrists, each measuring around 4 cm x 4 cm size. The distal radius metaphyseal end of the proximal fragment was seen protruding out through the wound and were devoid of any soft tissue or periosteum attachment. The exposed bone ends were contaminated with mud. Also, there was grossly swollen and deformed looking right elbow with restricted active and passive movements. There was no neurovascular deficit. Other skeletal, head, chest and abdominal injuries were ruled out
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Naba Pallab Chetia, Manasjyoti Das
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