Tips of the trade #13. Tension band wiring of olecranon fractures.
Figure-of-eight tension band wiring is a common method of fixation for displaced olecranon fractures. A modification of this technique, twisting both limbs of the figure-of-eight, has been introduced. A simple technique of performing this modification is described that reduces the chance of wire breakage during application, and permits greater flexibility with associated procedures and ease of revision.
France
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UMDNJ-N.J. Medical School, Newark.
D001864:Bone Wires; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery*