Combined Ipsilateral Humeral Shaft and Galeazzi Fractures Creating a Floating Elbow Variant

Figure 2

Exposure of the posterior humerus through the Gerwin-Hotchkiss approach. (a) Intraoperative photograph of surgical exposure with retraction of the triceps mechanism medially demonstrating the humeral fracture site and the radial nerve in the spiral groove. (b) Intraoperative photograph after open reduction and internal fixation of the humeral shaft using an extraarticular locking plate.

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