title: [Anterior transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow in children: A case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Anterior transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow are rare in children and the literature is poor in recommendations for the management of these lesions. We report a new case with a type of lesion that has not been described previously and discuss this pathology. Based on a literature review, we propose a classification into four types of anterior transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow in children, thereby guiding surgical indications. We recommend reduction and synthesis using a figure-eight tension-band wire in avulsions and transverse type I and II fractures. The bone plate is the best indication in type III oblique fractures in older children.
authors.affiliation: Centre de chirurgie de la main et des paralysies de Douala, BP 921, Bonamoussadi, Douala, Cameroun; Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal. Electronic address: huguestito@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tiemdjo
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kinkpe
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Coulibaly
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sane
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.affiliation: Service d'orthopédie-traumatologie, hôpital A. Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: S I L
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Seye
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D056740:Olecranon Process / Q000293:injuries*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries