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Rehabilitation Following Pinning Of An Ulnar Fracture With Radial Head Dislocation, Sandra R. Jungwirth
Rehabilitation Following Pinning Of An Ulnar Fracture With Radial Head Dislocation, Sandra R. Jungwirth
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Study design: Case report.
Background and Purpose: Although upper extremity injuries and fractures are common in children, fractures of the ulna with dislocation of the radial head represent a small portion of the upper extremity fractures. The purpose of this case report is to describe the physical therapy intervention of such a fracture-dislocation in a child.
Case Description: The patient was a 6-year-old girl diagnosed with a fracture of the ulna with dislocation of the radial head. She had a pinning of the ulnar fracture. Six and one half weeks after injury, physical therapy was initiated, consisting of 6 visits …