Lucia Heras Garcia*

Senior Consultant, Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai, UAE

*Corresponding Author: Lucia Heras Garcia, Senior Consultant, Hand and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai, UAE.

Received: June 21, 2024; Published: October 14, 2024

Abstract

We present a case of a severe comminuted fracture of the elbow. The complexity of the fracture was predisposed by a congenital synostosis of the proximal radio-ulnar joint.

The situation was completely unknown by the patient who referred no previous problems with his arm. The synostosis fragment was the actual key to successful fixation.

 Keywords: Elbow; Malformation

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Citation

Citation: Lucia Heras Garcia. “A Complicated Fracture Associated to Proximal Congenital Synostosis".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 7.11 (2024): 12-14.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 Lucia Heras Garcia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.