Abstract
It is known that the elbow is dislocated frequently, representing the first cause
of dislocation in children and the second cause in adults. Regarding distal humerus
fractures, they represent a third of all humerus fractures in the adult population.
They generally occur in a bimodal distribution, affecting young men or elderly women.
In the present article, we report a rare clinical case of a complicated left elbow
dislocation due to a distal humerus fracture in a 64-year-old woman. The lesion includes
a posterolateral dislocation of the left elbow complicated by a sagittal, multifragmentary,
partial articular fracture (compromise of the condyle and external humeral trochlea)
of the distal humerus which required three surgical interventions and rehabilitation
therapy for six months and resulted in functional recovery of the stability of the
elbow joint. The case herein reported is particular due to the individuality of the
patient, with her comorbidities, the mechanism of production of the fracture-dislocation,
the surgical approach, and the success of the established treatment. This therapeutic
success must be confirmed in series of cases.
Level of Evidence Case report.
Keywords dislocation - fracture - elbow - clinical case - osteosynthesis
