TITLE:
Olecranon Fractures in Children: About 21 Cases Treated at the Owendo University Hospital Center at Libreville (Gabon)
AUTHORS:
Cyprien Mba Mba, Natacha Boumas, Christelle Mezene Mendome, Scarlette Mengue Mba Meyo, Magdalie Nancy Mamfoumbi, Arthur Matsanga, Francois Ondo N’dong
KEYWORDS:
Fracture, Olecranon, Child, Prognosis, Libreville
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.12 No.3,
March
24,
2022
ABSTRACT: Background: The olecranon fractures in children are relatively rare articular fractures. The aim of this work is to study the
epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic particularities of this fracture in children at Owendo University Teaching Hospital. Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective analytical, monocentric study over 2 years from January 1, 2018 to January 1, 2020 at the Owendo University Hospital in Libreville and relating to the medical
files of patients treated for a fracture of the olecranon in children in the service and regularly followed in outpatient
consultation. Results: We collected 21 patients with an average age of
8.7 years. Falls dominated the etiologies. The Bracq classification was the one used in our series with the predominance of type D. The treatment was orthopedic in 33.3% of cases and surgical in 66.7% of
cases. With an average follow-up of 12 months, the results were good in 71.5%,
average in 19.0% and poor in 9.5%. Conclusion: The analysis of our
results compared to those of the authors of
the literature according to the precise parameters seems satisfactory.