Open surgery Elbow Fracture Part 1

[CHSpaintballer2]

This kinda grossed me out a little seeing as I got shot last November and had two plates, 17 screws and a piece of synthetic bone put in my elbow (it was a cobbled f*cking mess basically) and so far doing well... another surgery in January to have two of the screws taken out most likely...

[thrillseeker70]

I am so looking forward to regenerative medicine making this surgery obsolete in the next 4 or 5 years from now (growth of new cartilage in the body has already started, next bone) also for those that have already had this surgery being able to get the metal out and regenerating a new fully working joint with full range of motion, search youtube for stanford university lecture by jill helms about what's as she puts it "just around the corner" which is encouraging.

[TheMultiFirestarter]

i'm a lifeguard trying to get over blood in case i have to administer first aid and stuff but this is just nasty

[gamagan1]

@TheMultiFirestarter i hate blood also, most of all when u hit ur elbow, oh how it hurts, i cant imgine fracturing it, ouch

[anonymoushippopotmus]

Gosh this looks bad and I have to get one of these surgeries because I fractured mine 5mm apart...

[roadie50]

what language is that? sorry

[badmiojo]

@roadie50

portuguese from Brazil

[ja2000men]

all i want to know is how come the bloo33333333333333333333333333­333333333333333333333333333333­33333333

[separanets]

After the operation like this I got my fingers paralysed. :(

[badmiojo]

@separanets

it happens unfortunately. the paralysis vanish until 6 month.

In some cases even with the nerve not damaged the paralysis persists.

[separanets]

It took me 2 month to start getting it over. And a month more later everything went well, except for one finger that is only 70% of prevous ability. Now I got a radial head necrosis and have to have the radial head resected and replaced by a prostetic.

But I'm afraid of getting palsy again.

[seywrightas]

Very interesting video. I recently had a bad accident resulting in 2 fractures to the elbow and one to the wrist. After consultation with specialists they decided surgery was not the ideal option and chose to let it heal by itself. However it was amazing to see the procedure here

[badmiojo]

The main aspect of do or do not do the surgery is the articular joint. If like in this case, the joint is not congruent the surgery is the better choice.

When you heal post your improvement.

[louizamora]

ohh i got an elbow fracture my operation is just last tuesday ohh my god is that what happen when my operation is doin ohhh

[badmiojo]

hi. there are some diferences between elbow fracture in young patient and the adults.

In your case you should have a supracondylar fracture very common in schoolar age childrens.

I 'll post the full recovery video when the patient come back to my clinic

[Mariucaorbist]

No..sorry , but I was wrong ! I didn't had metal plates with screws inserted , but only two wires , so it was less complicated I suppose..Nevertheless : if not surgery I would have my arm bended at 90 degrees forever !

[Mariucaorbist]

I had the same surgery done on my left elbow in 1987 when I was 9 and half ! .It last about 90 min and I  was asleep all the time.I don't remember any of it .I'm glad because it looks like pieces of meat and bones here..covered in blood :( My surgeons were very experienced and skillful ! They did awesome job , but because I gave up physio too soon I will never be able to fully stretch my left arm now.I had two wires inserted and when they removed it it didn't hurt at all !

[interstategar]

The phical therapy is painfull. It felt like they were breaking my arm again. The tip of my elbow was broken into many pieces

(olecranon). But my therapsit told me, without PT you'll be very limited in the bending of the elbow. Complete PT will give you 85-90 % of normal which I got 90% back. Msg to anyone who has surgery: DO YOUR PT! Its a pain in the *ss but in the end its well worth it.

[PvtSkitles]

This makes me look forward to my surgery.... o.O

[beatkil]

i smashed my elbow too. its a common injury but incredibally painful

[beautyXgirlz]

:O iiiel

[AllYouHearIsSwoosh]

Ah ok cause I have to get this surgery too. =(

[alex62495]

yea i had to get this a year ago, my upper arm bone got snapped in half and they had to put some screws in it. really sucked and the anesthesia made me feel like total crap when i woke up.

[badmiojo]

No. the procedure was made under anesthesia.

[AllYouHearIsSwoosh]

the patient isnt awake right?