Use of sutures as Kirschner wire and tension-band wire for olecranon fractures: a technical note.
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Abstract
Open reduction and internal fixation using tension-band wires for displaced olecranon fractures enables restoration of extensor function. We report on 3 elderly patients with a displaced olecranon fracture who underwent open reduction and internal fixation using sutures as the Kirschner wire and tension-band wire and achieved good outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Wires
- Elbow Joint
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Olecranon Process
- Ulna Fractures
Anatomy
- elbow
- ulna