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2007

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Rehabilitation Following Pinning Of An Ulnar Fracture With Radial Head Dislocation, Sandra R. Jungwirth Jan 2007

Rehabilitation Following Pinning Of An Ulnar Fracture With Radial Head Dislocation, Sandra R. Jungwirth

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

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 …