Citation

Ng AB, Alfred A, Donaldson DQ, Bale RS. Br. J. Sports Med. 2003; 37(4): 363-365.

Affiliation

Orthopaedic Unit, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston PR2 9HT, UK. aaronbyng@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12893728

PMCID

PMC1724657

Abstract

The case is reported of an open injury of the right arm sustained during a parachute jump. The fracture was managed in the usual way with wound debridement, wound irrigation, skeletal stabilisation, and reconstruction of the soft tissues. Good shoulder and elbow function were achieved. The combined effort of an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and plastic surgeon is essential to improve outcomes in such cases.

Language: en