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A floating elbow and an associated ipsilateral proximal humerus fracture: A case report
Malick Diop1, Mayoro Sow1, Mohamed Daffé1
1Centre Hospitalier National Dalal Jamm de Guediawaye, BP 19001, Dakar, Senegal.
Abstract:
We aim to describe this rare injury and evaluate the surgical treatment. Floating elbow is a relatively rare traumatic entity. It occurs following a high-velocity trauma and is part of a polytrauma. There is no consensus on its management which remains essentially surgical. They often have a favorable outcome. We report the case of a 20-year-old patient who presented following a road traffic accident with a floating elbow associated with an ipsilateral proximal humerus fracture. The treatment was surgical. An open reduction and internal fixation with a dual plating of the humerus and pinning of the forearm bones was carried out. At 10 months follow-up, the ASES score was 78. Rehabilitation was started early. The prognosis of this lesion is essentially functional.
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