input type=file name=item[5][parameter_value]

foreach( $item_array as $key ) {
	
	    $parameter_id = $key['parameter_id'];
	    $parameter_value =  $key['parameter_value'];
            $f = $_FILES[$parameter_value];
	   var_dump($f);	
    }	

After trying dozens of ways that are supposed to fix the wonkyness of the $_FILES array I didn't find any that could work with a input name like: userfile[christiaan][][][is][gaaf][]

So I came up with this class
<?php
/**
 * A class that takes the pain out of the $_FILES array
 * @author Christiaan Baartse <christiaan@baartse.nl>;
 */
class UploadedFiles extends ArrayObject
{
    public function current() {
        return $this->_normalize(parent::current());
    }

    public function offsetGet($offset) {
        return $this->_normalize(parent::offsetGet($offset));
    }

    protected function _normalize($entry) {
        if(isset($entry['name']) && is_array($entry['name'])) {
            $files = array();
            foreach($entry['name'] as $k => $name) {
                $files[$k] = array(
                    'name' => $name,
                    'tmp_name' => $entry['tmp_name'][$k],
                    'size' => $entry['size'][$k],
                    'type' => $entry['type'][$k],
                    'error' => $entry['error'][$k]
                );
            }
            return new self($files);
        }
        return $entry;
    }
}
?>

This allows you to access a file uploaded using the following inputtype
<input type="file" name="userfile[christiaan][][][is][gaaf][]" />
like
<?php
$files = new UploadedFiles($_FILES);
var_dump($files['userfile']['christiaan'][0][0]['is']['gaaf'][0]);
// or
foreach($files['userfile']['christiaan'][0][0]['is']['gaaf'] as $file) {
    var_dump($file);
}
?>