title: An original internal fixation technique by tension band wiring with steel wire in fractures of the coronoid process.
abstract: Fractures of the coronoid process, which is a key element in anterior elbow joint stability, represent 14% of proximal ulnar fractures. Optimal treatment should stabilize all fractures associated with elbow instability. Different techniques have been described: suture repair, screws, plates… We propose a series of 5 patients who were treated with an original, easy, tension band wiring fixation technique using steel wire with easy hardware removal.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie osseuse, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 09, France. Electronic address: florence.mallard@wanadoo.fr.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mallard
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie osseuse, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hubert
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie osseuse, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Steiger
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie osseuse, CHU d'Angers, 4, rue Larrey, 49933 Angers cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cronier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Coronoid process; Elbow; Fracture; Surgery