Author(s)

Seydou Gnombena N’golo Kone^*, Abdoulaye Bana, Eric Gnanbro Dogba

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

We report a case of elbow neglected dislocation with preservation of function in a 35-year-old patient. The clinical examination, ten years after the trauma, objectified a posterior dislocation of the elbow with a functional stiffness. Therapeutic abstention was decided in front of moderate functional discomfort. The high frequency of these neglected dislocations in our areas is due to the first-line appeal of patients to the bonesetters. The treatment is surgical for non-functional elbows with a risk of residual stiffness. Therapeutic abstention is recommended for functional elbows.

Elbow, Dislocation, Neglected

Kone, S. , Bana, A. and Dogba, E. (2018) Neglected Elbow Dislocation with Conservation of Elbow Function, Concerning a Case in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Open Journal of Orthopedics, 8, 127-131. doi: 10.4236/ojo.2018.84015.