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Surgery Required or not?
Hi, i am a 29 year old male and have swelling in my left elbow and arm since yesterday night after falling of my bicycle in front of a speed breaker which i did not notice.
I have done an X-ray and need help with the reports.
As per the reports... Do i need to undergo a surgery or not? Or do i only need to put a plaster without surgery?
Please help me thanks in advance.
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This fracture definitely needs surgery because the pull on the fracture fragment is very strong and does not allow the fracture to be in alignment. So if left alone, there are chances that the fracture might heal in malalignment (known as malunion) or might not even heal due to fragments not being together for healing to happen (known as non union). So this fracture is a definite case for Surgery.
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Immediately consult Orthopaedic Surgeon, and they are going to immobilize the elbow with plaster as a temporary measure till surgery is done, and once surgery is done, the plaster will be removed 10days-2weeks later.
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Should not be ignored as this fracture will lead to above mentioned complications very often if not treated surgically
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Definately require surgery for this kind of fractures, because it’s intra articular fracture.
Might require tension band wiring
Till u plan for surgery, might require above elbow slab with arm pouch.
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