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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-215X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-215X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-215X2023000300013</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Fractura de capitellum en el adulto]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Capitellum fracture in adults]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Delgado Quiñones]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pancorbo Sandoval]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique Armando]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Celza Mena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Valera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Duniesky]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar &#8220;Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-215X2023000300013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-215X2023000300013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-215X2023000300013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La fractura del extremo distal del húmero afecta la superficie articular y puede provocar incapacidad biomecánica de la articulación si no se trata adecuadamente.  Objetivo:  Presentar una paciente con fractura del capitellum, tratada mediante osteosíntesis.  Presentación del caso:  Paciente femenina de 49 años que se cayó sobre su mano en extensión. Presentó dolor intenso en el codo izquierdo y se le diagnosticó una fractura del capitellum desplazada. Se trató con osteosíntesis.  Conclusiones:  El tratamiento mediante osteosíntesis de la fractura del capitellum constituye la mejor opción para la rápida rehabilitación del paciente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The fracture of the distal end of the humerus affects the articular surface and it can cause biomechanical disability of the joint if it is not treated properly.  Objective:  To report the case of a patient with capitellum fracture, treated by osteosynthesis.  Case report:  This is the case of a 49-year-old female patient who fell on her outstretched hand. She complained of severe pain in her left elbow and she was diagnosed with a displaced capitellum fracture. The pateinmet was treated with osteosynthesis.  Conclusions:  The treatment by osteosynthesis of the capitellum fracture is the best option for the rapid rehabilitation of the patient.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fractura húmero distal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fractura del capitellum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[codo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[osteosíntesis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[abordaje quirúrgico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[distal humerus fracture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fracture of the capitellum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elbow]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[osteosynthesis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[surgical approach]]></kwd>
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