This document discusses the case of a 6-year-old Thai boy who fell from a half-meter height at school, landing on his outstretched right arm and elbow. On examination, he had swelling and deformity of the right elbow with limited range of motion due to pain. X-rays revealed a Gartland Type III closed supracondylar fracture of the left humerus. The boy underwent closed reduction with pinning under fluoroscopy and was placed in a posterior long arm slab for 4 weeks. Supracondylar fractures are common elbow fractures in children aged 5-10 years old and usually result from a fall onto an outstretched hand.
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Defecation
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Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
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FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
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4. Primary survey
A : can speak ,can active movement of neck, not tender along c-spine
B : trachea in midline, normal chest movement , normal breath sound equal both lungs
, CCT negative
C : BP 106/55 mmHg PR 106 bpm , no external bleeding
D : E4V5M6 , pupil 3 mm RTLBE
E : right elbow marked swelling with deformities, no external bleeding, no wound ,limit
ROM due to pain, brachial and radial pulse 2+ cap
5. Secondary survey
A : no food/drug allergy
M : no current medication
P : underlying disease G6PD deficiency , no surgical history
L : last meal 8 hr
E : ตกจากศาลาสูงประมาณครึ่งเมตร
6. Physical examination
V/S : BT 36.6 C , BP 106/55 mmHg , PR 102 bpm ,RR 16 /min
GA : A Thai girl , good conscious , well cooperative
HEENT : not pale conjunctiva , anicteric sclera
Heart : normal s1 s2 no murmur
Lung : normal breath sound equal both lungs
Abdomen : not distend , soft not tender
Neuro : grossly intact
7. Physical examination
Extremity :
right elbow marked swelling limit ROM pain
deformity right arm
brachial and radial pulse2+
sensory intact
capillary refil < 2 sec
median,radial,ulnar nerve intact
12. Supracondylar Fracture
Most common fracture around elbow, usually found in age 5-10 year-old
Incidence
- extension type most common (95-98%) the distal part of fracture displace posteriorly
- flexion type less common (<5%) %) the distal part of fracture displace anteriorly
•mechanism of injury : fall on outstretched hand
14. Clinical presentation
painful swollen elbow that the patient is hesitant to move
Elbow angulated and the upper extremity shortened
Some series report that open wounds are present in as many as 30% of these
fractures. Patient history includes a high-energy trauma or significant fall. Evaluate
adjacent joints for associated injuries.
15. Physical examination
gross deformity , swelling , bruising , limited active elbow motion
neurovascular exam - AIN ,median nerve, radial nerve
vascular insufficiency : cold, pale, and pulseless , treat with
immediate reduction and pinning in OR, Attempted closed
reduction in ER first
Median nerve, ulnar nerve, brachial artery are at risk
16. Radiographs
AP and lateral x-ray of the elbow
findings
- posterior fat pad sign : lucency along the posterior
distal humerus and olecranon
- displacement of the anterior humeral line
17. Treatment
Gartland type I :Posterior long arm slab 70-80 degree for 2-3 weeks
Gartland type II : closed reduction and posterior long arm slab at least 90 degree
flexion for 3-4 weeks
Gartland type III : closed reduction under general anesthesia and fix with K wire
(Percutaneous pinning) and posterior long arm slab for 4 weeks
18. Complication
Compartment syndrome espicailly in grade III and after reduction with flexion
Cubitus varus : caused by fracture varus malunion pattern with little functional limitations
Nerve palsy from injury
Vascular Injury
Postoperative stiffness