PMID: 16646744May 2, 2006Paper

Sideswipe injuries to the elbow in Western Australia

The Medical Journal of Australia
Vera KinzelRene Zellweger

Abstract

To examine the conditions leading to sideswipe injury of the upper limb in motor vehicle accidents and to highlight the severity of these injuries. Prospective study of upper-limb sideswipe injuries in patients admitted to Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, between August 2003 and January 2005. Eleven patients sustaining sideswipe injuries to the upper limb. Accident pattern, type of injury, surgical management, complications, and functional and employment implications. Ten patients required open reduction and internal fixation for open fractures of the humerus, ulna and radius, and nine underwent additional surgical procedures including nerve, artery and tendon repair, and free flaps and split-skin grafting. The injury severity scores ranged from 9 to 25. The severity of injuries led to extensive functional deficits in eight patients, affecting employment prospects in seven. Appropriate educational programs, legislation and improvements in traffic conditions, especially in rural areas, as well as changes in current car design, could contribute to preventing these devastating and complex injuries.

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