Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Traumatic injuries of the upper limb can result in variant fracture combination. This article discusses a rare injury combination including ipsilateral proximal and distal humerus fractures alongside a distal radius fracture. The mechanism of the fall is unknown, but the patient being old with such...
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| description | Traumatic injuries of the upper limb can result in variant fracture combination. This article discusses a rare injury combination including ipsilateral proximal and distal humerus fractures alongside a distal radius fracture. The mechanism of the fall is unknown, but the patient being old with such a complex injury, one can only assume that osteoporosis played a major role. Open reduction and internal fixation was opted for the distal humerus and radius fractures, and percutaneous pinning was done for the proximal humerus fracture. Surgery is an option to each one of these injuries with different techniques available for managing such an association, with emphasis made on osteoporosis workup to help prevent such complex injuries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-04e8f042bb174609b2efdb90f270e8ba2025-08-20T02:03:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67572022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3571724Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureDany Aouad0Rabih Kortbawi1Mohammad Daher2Alexandre Nehme3Ramzi Moucharafieh4Mohammad Badra5Department of Orthopedic Surgery and TraumatologyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and TraumatologyFaculty of MedicineDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and TraumatologyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and TraumatologyDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and TraumatologyTraumatic injuries of the upper limb can result in variant fracture combination. This article discusses a rare injury combination including ipsilateral proximal and distal humerus fractures alongside a distal radius fracture. The mechanism of the fall is unknown, but the patient being old with such a complex injury, one can only assume that osteoporosis played a major role. Open reduction and internal fixation was opted for the distal humerus and radius fractures, and percutaneous pinning was done for the proximal humerus fracture. Surgery is an option to each one of these injuries with different techniques available for managing such an association, with emphasis made on osteoporosis workup to help prevent such complex injuries.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3571724 |
| spellingShingle | Dany Aouad Rabih Kortbawi Mohammad Daher Alexandre Nehme Ramzi Moucharafieh Mohammad Badra Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Ipsilateral Simultaneous Low-Energy Multiple Upper Limb Fractures in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | ipsilateral simultaneous low energy multiple upper limb fractures in an elderly patient case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3571724 |
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