title: [Orthopaedic treatment of floating elbow in a child: a case report].
abstract: The floating elbow in the child is rare and serious. The authors report a traumatic case of floating elbow without vascular and nervous lesions associated in a 6-year-old child. We treated these both fractures of the distal forearm and the supracondylar humeral by respectively cast plaster and a collar and cuff with an anatomical reduction. The radiological and clinical results were excellent with the 29 months follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Aristide-Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal. cvakinkpe@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C V A
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Kinkpé
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Dansokho
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Niane
authors.forename: S I L
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Seye
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*