Olecranon fractures treated with AO screw and tension bands. Orthopedics 1986 Jan;9(1):66-8
Date
01/01/1986Pubmed ID
3960753DOI
10.3928/0147-7447-19860101-11Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0022631661 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 32 CitationsAbstract
Twenty-eight patients averaging 36.4 years of age underwent open reduction and internal fixation of olecranon fractures. The AO cancellous screw was used alone in 16 and with tension banding in 12. Banding was used when the bone was soft or severely comminuted. The fractures were clinically healed at an average of nine weeks and roentgenographic healing with obliteration of the fracture line occurred at 13 weeks. Sixty-seven percent acquired full motion by the ninth postoperative week. All but two patients regained full supination and pronation. No patient lost greater than 30 degrees of extension and only two lost greater than 30 degrees of flexion. There were few operative difficulties or postoperative complications. We found the AO cancellous screw alone and in severely comminuted cases in combination with tension band wiring to be an excellent fixation device for olecranon fractures. It allows for early range of motion in young patients with excellent healing prospects by 16 weeks.
Author List
Johnson RP, Roetker A, Schwab JPAuthor
Jeffrey P. Schwab MD Adjunct Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Bone Screws
Bone Wires
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Ulna Fractures
