[Disarticulation of the shoulder due to a high voltage electrical burn about 2 cases]

ABSTRACT

The high-voltage electrical bums cause an exceedingly high rate of morbidity resulting from the massive necrosis of deeper structures often necessitating major limb amputations. The authors report two rare cases of high-voltage electrical burns occurring accidentally, with a 49 and 19-year-old men, after an indirect contact with a high-voltage line. These high-voltage electrical burus caused massive necrosis and extended necrosis in the upper limb requiring the recourse to a disarticulation the shoulder. The indications and the operative techniques used are discussed