title: Technique of olecranon bone grafting for surgical fixation of scaphoid fractures.
abstract: Currently described sources of bone graft, such as iliac crest and distal radius, for supplemental fixation of scaphoid fractures are suboptimal. In our experience, olecranon bone has the advantage of providing a convenient source of corticocancellous block graft that can be harvested within the same sterile operative field used for fixation of the scaphoid fracture, and it also causes less postoperative pain compared to that obtained from iliac crest. Here, we describe our surgical technique for harvest and use of olecranon bone graft for fixation of scaphoid fractures.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Harvey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chim
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malkoc
authors.forename: Shian-Chao
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.forename: Lam-Chuan
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Teoh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D056740:Olecranon Process / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult