Alessandro Are,Ignazio Tornatore,Emmanouil Theodorakis.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2016,19(4):231-234. [doi]
Operative management of a shear fracture of the bilateral capitellum: A case report and review of the literature
  
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KeyWord: Elbow jointFracture of capitulum humeriFracture fixationInternalRecovery of functional
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Alessandro Are Department of Orthopedics, Policlinico Casilino Hospital, Rome, Italy 
Ignazio Tornatore Department of Orthopedics, Policlinico Casilino Hospital, Rome, Italy 
Emmanouil Theodorakis Department of Orthopedics, Aurelia Hospital, Rome, Italy 
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      Fracture of bilateral capitulum humeri is a very rare injury. We present a case of a 38-year-old woman, affected by a shear fracture of bilateral capitellum after a motorcycle accident. Intervention was carried out through a lateral approach on both sides and direct fixation of the fragment with headless screws. Consolidation was achieved and no signs of avascular necrosis occurred at 24 months of follow-up. The patient returned to her previous activities with no functional limitations. To the best of our knowledge, only four cases are reported describing different types of treatment and postoperative period of cast immobilization. According to our review of the literature regarding capitellar fractures, we preferred an immediate postoperative rehabilitation of the elbow, following the stable osteosynthesis.
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