title: Biepicondylar fracture dislocation of the elbow joint concomitant with ulnar nerve injury.
abstract: In this article, we present a case of humeral biepicondylar fracture dislocation concomitant with ulnar nerve injury in a seventeen year-old male patient. Physical examination of our patient in the emergency room revealed a painful, edematous and deformed-looking left elbow joint. Hypoesthesia of the little finger was also diagnosed on the left hand. Radiological assessment ended up with a posterior fracture dislocation of the elbow joint accompanied by intra-articular loose bodies. Open reduction-Internal fixation of the fracture dislocation and ulnar nerve exploration were performed under general anesthesia at the same session as surgical treatment of our patient. Physical therapy and rehabilitation protocol was implemented at the end of two weeks post-operatively. Union of the fracture lines, as well as the olecranon osteotomy site, was achieved at the end of four months post-operatively. Ulnar nerve function was fully restored without any sensory or motor loss. Range of motion at the elbow joint was 20-120 degrees at the latest follow-up.
authors.affiliation: M Nuri Konya, Ahmet Aslan, Departmants of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Afyonkarahisar State Hospital, 03030 Merkez, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Nuri
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Konya
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sofu
authors.forename: Timur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
keywords: Biepiconylar humeral fracture; Elbow injury; Fracture dislocation; Ulnar nerve injury