title: [Pediatric "floating elbow"--case reports].
abstract: Floating elbow is an injury that is characterized by simultaneous fracture of humerus and forearm of the same extremity. The injury is caused by high energy (falls, car accidents) and is often associated with extensive soft tissue contusion of affected limb and there may be present lesion of neurocircular bundle. Operative treatment (minimally invasive percutaneous pinning) should be performed as soon as possible after patient's admission and this treatment should be preferred before circular casting, which may cause compartment syndrome. In the paper we present two cases of pediatric floating elbow treated at our clinic with different functional outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Klinika úrazovej chirurgie LF UPJS, FN L. Pasteura, Kosice, Slovenská republika.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kubasovský
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cuha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morochovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery