Minimally Invasive Shortening Humeral Osteotomy to Salvage a Through-Elbow Amputation

Abstract

Objective: Determine the efficacy of a novel surgical technique to salvage a through-elbow amputation and avoid revision transhumeral amputation. Methods: A 23-year old solider presented after sustaining a through-elbow amputation in a close-range blas injury with inadequate soft tissues to obtain closure over the distal humerus. A 2-cm anterior incision was made and a shortening osteotomy with percutaneous submuscular osteosynthesis was done. A myodesis was performed and a tension-free primary closure of the soft tissue envelope obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA629386

Entities

People

  • Joseph R. Hsu
  • Kevin L. Kirk
  • Michael J. Beltran

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amputation
  • Copyrights
  • Information Operations
  • Military Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
  • Soft Tissues
  • Surgery
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Tissues
  • United States
  • Upper Limb Amputations

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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