Specialties Orthopaedic
Published May 17, 2003
CalifSunshineRN
1 Post
Hello Nurses! I'm an occupational health nurse and need help. My friends child had a dislocated elbow. It was reset. A week later she had to have emergency surgery. During the surgery, the bone was split. ( I'm not sure which bone) Can someone explain to me how this could have happend.
Thanks
P_RN, ADN, RN
6,011 Posts
Are you certain the elbow was "only dislocated?"
It would help to know the child's age, what bone, what surgery and if there was any hardware required. Too many unknowns.
got2luvnights
31 Posts
Hello Nurses! I'm an occupational health nurse and need help. My friends child had a dislocated elbow. It was reset. A week later she had to have emergency surgery. During the surgery, the bone was split. ( I'm not sure which bone) Can someone explain to me how this could have happend.Thanks