Open AccessA Comminuted Spiral Fracture with Butterfly Fragment of Distal Humerus by Arm Wrestling -A Case Report-
Author(s) -
Gun Woo Lee,
Jung Hwan Son,
Tae Hun Kim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
gosin daehakgyo uigwa daehak haksulji/kosin medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2586-7024
pISSN - 2005-9531
DOI - 10.7180/kmj.2012.27.1.57
Subject(s) - medicine , humerus , internal fixation , condyle , spiral (railway) , surgery , anatomy , fracture (geology) , fixation (population genetics) , mathematical analysis , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , population , environmental health , engineering
The fracture of the humerus during arm wrestling are uncommon, but may occur in the shaft or medial condyle. In the shaft of humerus, the fractures are usually spiral and between the middle and distal third, with or without neurological involvement. A case of a comminuted spiral fracture with butterfly fragment of the distal third of the humerus is reported which had occurred during arm wrestling and was treated by open reduction and internal fixation. The possible mechanism of injury and the question of treatment are discussed.