Complex Reconstruction of a Mangled Forearm Following Washing Machine Trauma

Automatic washing machine injuries are more commonly associated with minor injuries in the pediatric population but may cause life and limb-threatening adult injuries in rare instances. This case describes a severe upper extremity injury after a schizophrenic patient placed her arm into a running ma...

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Autores principales: Wolfers, Matthew, Geraghty, Feargal, Montorfano, Lisandro, Bordes, Stephen J, Miller, Glenn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Plastic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33824824
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13673
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author Wolfers, Matthew
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Montorfano, Lisandro
Bordes, Stephen J
Miller, Glenn
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description Automatic washing machine injuries are more commonly associated with minor injuries in the pediatric population but may cause life and limb-threatening adult injuries in rare instances. This case describes a severe upper extremity injury after a schizophrenic patient placed her arm into a running machine. Herein, we describe the management, complex reconstruction, and repair of radial, ulnar, and metacarpal fractures in addition to transected tendons and vasculature. The patient had an excellent functional outcome with minor restrictions in motion and complete recovery of sensation.
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spelling pubmed-80122482021-04-05 Complex Reconstruction of a Mangled Forearm Following Washing Machine Trauma Wolfers, Matthew Geraghty, Feargal Montorfano, Lisandro Bordes, Stephen J Miller, Glenn Cureus Plastic Surgery Automatic washing machine injuries are more commonly associated with minor injuries in the pediatric population but may cause life and limb-threatening adult injuries in rare instances. This case describes a severe upper extremity injury after a schizophrenic patient placed her arm into a running machine. Herein, we describe the management, complex reconstruction, and repair of radial, ulnar, and metacarpal fractures in addition to transected tendons and vasculature. The patient had an excellent functional outcome with minor restrictions in motion and complete recovery of sensation. Cureus 2021-03-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8012248/ /pubmed/33824824 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13673 Text en Copyright © 2021, Wolfers et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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