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Midterm outcomes of suture anchor fixation for displaced olecranon fractures. [PDF]

Clin Shoulder Elb, 2023
Background Displaced olecranon fractures constitute a challenging problem for elbow surgeons. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of suture anchor fixation for treating patients with displaced olecranon fractures.
Gutman MJ, Kirsch JM, Koa J, Fares MY, Abboud JA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Treatment of olecranon fractures in childhood: A systematic review. [PDF]

Front Pediatr, 2022
BackgroundLiterature over the last 20 years provides evidence for a surgical treatment of displaced olecranon fractures in children, this is usually obtained with commonly proposed methods, although there is no general agreement about the best ...
De Maio F, Gorgolini G, Caterini A, Luciano C, Covino D, Farsetti P.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical outcomes of olecranon sled fixation in patients with Mayo type II olecranon fractures. [PDF]

Heliyon
Background: Tension band wiring and plate fixation are common internal fixation methods used for olecranon fractures, but complications and reoperations are common.
Chen C, Zhang J, Cao R, Hua K, Zha Y, Gong M, Jiang X.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Outcomes of nonoperative management of displaced olecranon fractures in medically unwell patients

JSES International, 2021
Background: Surgical treatment of displaced olecranon fractures in the elderly has a high rate of complications, including wound breakdown and fixation failure.
William R. Aibinder
exaly   +3 more sources

Suture tension band fixation reduces hardware complications in olecranon fractures: a comparative study. [PDF]

JSES Int
Background: Olecranon fractures requiring open reduction with internal fixation commonly undergo either plate fixation or tension band wire fixation.
Hussain ZB, Vazquez F, Dugarte AJ, Gulzar M, Cuneo K, Gottschalk MB, Wagner ER.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Treatment of Pediatric Displaced Intraarticular Olecranon Fractures with Resorbable Poly-L-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) Pins and Polydioxanone (PDS) Loops. [PDF]

Children (Basel)
Background: Pediatric olecranon fractures, though rare, can be serious. Treatment varies by type and severity; displaced, intraarticular fractures usually need surgery, where biodegradable implants are emerging as an encouraging option to metal hardware.
Tóth Z, Kassai T, Varga M, Molnár T, Antal E, Lamberti AG, Nudelman H, Lőrincz A, Józsa G.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Combined lateral condyle mass and olecranon fractures: A proposed treatment algorithm and surgical technique

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2019
Combined lateral condyle mass and olecranon fractures are infrequently seen. These cases are easily missed, and only 12 previous cases are detailed in the English medical literature.
Kai Yet Lam, Arjandas Mahadev
exaly   +2 more sources

The effect of ding's screw and tension band wiring for treatment of olecranon fractures: a finite element study. [PDF]

BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2023
Background Tension band wiring (TBW) is a common surgical intervention for olecranon fractures. However, high rate of complications such as loss of reduction, skin irritation, and migration of the K-wires were reported up to 80%.
Yin N, Pan M, Li C, Du L, Ding L.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical and radiographic outcome of tension band suture fixation for displaced olecranon fractures. [PDF]

BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Background Tension band wire fixation (TBW) is a well-described method for treating displaced olecranon fractures. Further surgery is often needed due to wound breakdown or prominent hardware.
Vesterby L, Ohrt-Nissen S, Thomsen MG, Ban I, Tengberg PT.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Olecranon With Concomitant Radial Head Fracture: A Case Series of Fifteen Patients

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
IntroductionSimultaneous olecranon and radial head fractures are rare injuries and due to this factor, the outcome of the selected therapy is not widely studied.
Konstantinos Ditsios, Charalampos Pitsilos, Triantafyllos Katsimentzas, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Panagiotis Christidis, Pericles Papadopoulos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source