title: Treatment of nonunion around the olecranon fossa of the humerus by intramedullary locked nailing.
abstract: Nonunion of fractures of the olecranon fossa of the humerus presents a difficult surgical problem. The distal fragment is usually small and osteoporotic and stable fixation is not easy to achieve. We describe a modification of the technique of locked nailing by which the distal aspect of the nail is placed in the subchondral region of the trochlea. Good results were obtained in seven out of eight patients with this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Paramasivan
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Younge
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D000092464:Elbow Injuries