The Association of a Floating Elbow and a Homolateral Dislocated Floating Shoulder (About a Case)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The floating elbow is a rare lesion, characterized by the presence of a fracture of the humerus and one or both bones of the homolateral forearm. Double disturbances of the upper suspensory shoulder complex, commonly referred to as “floating shoulder” injuries, are ipsilateral fractures of the clavicle and scapula with loss of bone attachment of the glenoid. The combination of a floating elbow and floating shoulder is extremely rare, added an ipsilateral dislocation of the glenohumeral remains exceptional. No case has been reported in the literature of such a lesional association. This observation makes it possible to describe an extremely rare lesion, by proposing the therapeutic attitude and the prognosis.
Authors: Hssain, Ismail, Boutaleb, Jaafar, Abdennaji, Soufiane, Yassi, Badr, kassimi, Charaf eddine El, Rafai, Mohamed
Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7109134252
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