Orthopaedic injuries associated with fall from floor forty-seven.
This case report provides background reviewing mortality rates associated with falls from height before detailing the clinical history of a patient who survived a fall from a height of 43 stories. A multidisciplinary team treated both orthopaedic and nonorthopaedic injuries with the ultimate goal of preserving potential for independent function. A discussion of relevant pathoanatomy seen after falls from a height is included, and the discussion concludes with a review of damage control orthopaedics.
Kepler
Christopher K
CK
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA. keplerc@hss.edu
Nho
Shane J
SJ
Miller
Anna N
AN
Barie
Philip S
PS
Lyden
John P
JP
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular