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01-07-2015 | Case Report

Floating dislocated elbow with ipsilateral shoulder dislocation

Double dislocation upper arm

Authors: Camilla Bettuzzi, Michele Cappuccio, Federica Cuoghi, Domenico Tigani

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science | Issue 4/2015

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Floating elbow was first described in 1980 by Stanitski and Micheli [1]. It is a rare lesion that is characterized by ipsilateral humeral and forearm fractures [2‐4]. Even more uncommon is floating dislocated elbow [5, 6]. …

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Title: Floating dislocated elbow with ipsilateral shoulder dislocation
Double dislocation upper arm
Authors: Camilla Bettuzzi
Michele Cappuccio
Federica Cuoghi
Domenico Tigani
Publication date: 01-07-2015
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Science / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0949-2658
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-013-0522-y

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