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Elbow and forearm trauma |
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Authors: |
Karachalios, Theofilos Koutalos, Antonios |
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Abstract: |
Elbow and forearm injuries demand special consideration and often need surgical intervention. The most common injuries involve distal humerus fractures, olecranon fractures and complex fractures dislocations of the elbow.
In the forearm region, the most common injury is both bone fractures (radius and ulna), which is usually managed with surgical treatment. Less common injury is the isolated ulna fracture. Finally, fractures of one forearm bone are typically combined with dislocation in the adjacent joint (fracture dislocation Monteggia, Galeazzi). This injury may be missed.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Pitsoli, Kalliopi |
Graphic Editors: |
Tsakmaki, Eleni |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 18-05-2023 |
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License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/9482 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Karachalios, T., & Koutalos, A. (2023). Elbow and forearm trauma [Chapter]. In Dailiana, Z., Varitimidis, S., Karachalios, T., Malizos, K., & Hantes, M. 2023. Traumatology of Upper Extremity [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/9482 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Traumatology of Upper Extremity |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |