Elbow Joint Dislocation

ABSTRACT ELBOW JOINT DISLOCATION AT HASAN SADIKIN HOSPITAL PERIOD JANUARY 2004 – DECEMBER 2008 Da Costa A D H, Ismiarto Y D Orthopaedi & Traumatology Department FK UNPAD / Hasan Sadikin, Bandung

Background

: Elbow joint dislocation represent 20% of all dislocation, the injury occurs most in young people as a result of high energy trauma but can nevertheless occur after seemingly minor fall onto an out stretched hand. Some 90% of elbow joint dislocation are posterior. Anterior, medial or lateral dislocation are rare.

Method

: During January 2004 until December 2008, 28 persons with elbow joint dislocation were recorded and we analysis with retrospectif method.

Results

: 28 persons recorded with among the case insidence rate on man increase rapidly from 17 cases (60.7%) than woman on 11 cases (39.3%). 11 cases on age 10-30 years (39.3%), 6 cases on age 3040 years (21.4%), 6 cases on age 40-50 years (21.4%), 5 cases on age more than 50 years (17.8%). 12 cases recorded as a traffic accident (42.8%), 10 cases come from workplace accident (35.7%), 6 cases recorded by the minor injury (21.4%). 25 cases is purely posterior elbow joint dislocation (89.2%), and 2 cases is anterior elbow joint dislocation (7.14%), 1 case is medial elbow joint dislocation (3.5%) and there is no case have been recorded on lateral elbow joint dislocation. 28 cases recorded as elbow joint dislocation (19.3%) and 67 cases recorded as other dislocation.

Conclusion

: More cases recorded increas on man than a woman, cases accompanied with traffic accident and the relation with mobilitation pruductivity. The posterior dislocation of elbow joint have a higher numbers than the other side dislocation on this case.

Keyword

: Elbow joint dislocation, upper extremity injury