Surgical Treatment for Simple Isolated and Displaced Olecranon Fractures: Comparison between Plate and Tension Band Wire Fixation

Surgical Treatment for Simple Isolated and Displaced Olecranon Fractures: Comparison between Plate and Tension Band Wire Fixation

<b>Background</b>: Olecranon fractures are common injuries of the upper limb in adults. Simple displaced trasverse fractures are generally surgically treated with tension-band wiring (TBW) or plate fixation (PF). The purpose of this retrospective study is to compare the clinical-function...

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Main Authors: Serena Maria Chiara Giardina, Gianluca Testa, Enrica Rosalia Cuffaro, Mirko Domenico Castiglione, Marco Sapienza, Alessia Caldaci, Pierluigi Cosentino, Angelo Raffa, Vito Pavone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
olecranon
tension-band wiring
plate
fracture
clinical-functional outcome
range of motion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/6/1815

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