Management of comminuted olecranon fractures with precut K-wires and tension band wiring.
Various methods are used to treat comminuted fractures of the olecranon. The preferred method of management of fractures of the olecranon is tension band wiring over K-wires. Often, it becomes difficult to fix small articular fragments with the 2 K-wires used for tension band wiring. Since 2005, we have used the missing K-wire technique to fix the small articular fragments.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman. dr.s.s.suresh@gmail.com
D001864:Bone Wires; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries