Aims: To describe the epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of rare fractures of the elbow in children and assess their prognosis.
Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted from 1st January 2008 to 31st August 2009 in all children aged 0-15 years treated for rare fractures of the elbow seen before 21 days and followed in the service.
Results: Rare elbow fractures represented 19.42% of total elbow fractures during the study period. Male dominance was clear: 28 boys for 6 girls with a sex ratio of 4.66:1. The average age of the children was 8.2 years with extreme of 3 and 15 years. These fractures, in most cases, were the result of a play accident in 16 cases (47.1%). The main reason for consultation was represented by a sore elbow (91.2%). Trauma was found in the right elbow 61.8% of the time and in the left elbow 38.2%. Among the most common fractures were those of the lateral epicondyle and the olecranon which accounted for 11 cases (6.28%) and 10 cases (5.71%) of all fractures of the elbow. Twenty-one children received orthopedic treatment and 13 children received surgical treatment. The average assessment of our patients follow-up was 10 months with extreme of 6 months and 16 months. The results were good in 32 children without any radiological abnormality or functional sequelae.
Conclusion: The prognosis of rare fractures of the elbow is usually good if the management is efficient. Monitoring should be continued long term to watch the sequelae.
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