13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report

A 13-year-old male presented with an open left humeral shaft fracture with intramuscular distal biceps rupture after being struck by a car. He underwent washout, humerus fixation, and open biceps repair. Immediate postoperative course was complicated by deep infection and failure of biceps repair. H...

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Main Authors: Neil Pathak, Xuan Luo, Matthew D. Riedel
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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description A 13-year-old male presented with an open left humeral shaft fracture with intramuscular distal biceps rupture after being struck by a car. He underwent washout, humerus fixation, and open biceps repair. Immediate postoperative course was complicated by deep infection and failure of biceps repair. He subsequently required two additional surgeries. One year later, he exhibited full, painless elbow range of motion and biceps strength. This case is the first to report an open humeral shaft fracture with concomitant intramuscular, mid-substance biceps rupture in a pediatric patient. This was successfully treated with a full functional recovery.
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spelling doaj-art-b9736ba9ec4b4a388037d4e15a3033f42025-08-20T02:06:04ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402024-12-015410111810.1016/j.tcr.2024.10111813-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case reportNeil Pathak0Xuan Luo1Matthew D. Riedel2Corresponding author at: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, 47 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of America.; Yale University, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of AmericaYale University, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of AmericaYale University, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, New Haven, CT 06510, United States of AmericaA 13-year-old male presented with an open left humeral shaft fracture with intramuscular distal biceps rupture after being struck by a car. He underwent washout, humerus fixation, and open biceps repair. Immediate postoperative course was complicated by deep infection and failure of biceps repair. He subsequently required two additional surgeries. One year later, he exhibited full, painless elbow range of motion and biceps strength. This case is the first to report an open humeral shaft fracture with concomitant intramuscular, mid-substance biceps rupture in a pediatric patient. This was successfully treated with a full functional recovery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024001419Open fractureHumerus fractureBiceps rupture
spellingShingle Neil Pathak
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13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report
Trauma Case Reports
Open fracture
Humerus fracture
Biceps rupture
title 13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report
title_full 13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report
title_fullStr 13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report
title_full_unstemmed 13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report
title_short 13-year-old-male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid-substance biceps rupture: A case report
title_sort 13 year old male with a left open humerus fracture with concomitant intramuscular mid substance biceps rupture a case report
topic Open fracture
Humerus fracture
Biceps rupture
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644024001419
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