title: Use of sutures as Kirschner wire and tension-band wire for olecranon fractures: a technical note.
abstract: Open reduction and internal fixation using tension-band wires for displaced olecranon fractures enables restoration of extensor function. We report on 3 elderly patients with a displaced olecranon fracture who underwent open reduction and internal fixation using sutures as the Kirschner wire and tension-band wire and achieved good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Henseler
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma, Medical Center Haaglanden, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Zwaal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P D S
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D056740:Olecranon Process / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries
keywords: elbow pain; olecranon process; sutures