Orthopaedic injuries associated with fall from floor forty-seven

J Orthop Trauma. 2009 Feb;23(2):154-8. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318193bc8d.

Abstract

This case report provides background reviewing mortality rates associated with falls from height before detailing the clinical history of a patient who survived a fall from a height of 43 stories. A multidisciplinary team treated both orthopaedic and nonorthopaedic injuries with the ultimate goal of preserving potential for independent function. A discussion of relevant pathoanatomy seen after falls from a height is included, and the discussion concludes with a review of damage control orthopaedics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls*
  • Adult
  • Fractures, Bone / pathology
  • Fractures, Bone / physiopathology
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Gait
  • Humans
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Lower Extremity / injuries
  • Male
  • Range of Motion, Articular