Avulsion fracture of the olecranon following thermal injury: A case report
A 48-year-old man sustained 65% total body surface area flame burns with inhalational injury following a domestic house fire. Most of the affected area was deep dermal or full thickness in nature. No other traumatic injuries were sustained. Aggressive fluid resuscitation and intensive therapy was commenced. Early burn excision was carried out one day post-injury and resurfacing of the wounds using combinations of allograft and autograft was undertaken over the following weeks. Systemic sepsis required prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy and multi-organ failure necessitated inotropic support, mechanical ventilation and renal filtration. (Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries)
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