The "floating forearm" injury in a child: a case report.
The case of a eleven-year-old girl who had a fracture dislocation of the left elbow with entrapment of the ulnar nerve into the dislocated ulnar epicondyle anlage and unstable forearm fracture of the ipslateral upper extremity is described. This severe injury to the elbow and the ipsilateral forearm is termed "floating forearm" injury. The forearm was stabilized percutaneously and the elbow fracture dislocation, remaining unstable after internal fixation was treated with a pediatric elbow fixator with motion capacity.
Gausepohl
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Department of Trauma Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Paracelsus-Kliniken, Marl, Germany.
Mader
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Kirchner
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Pennig
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