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Is tension band wiring technique the "gold standard" for the treatment of olecranon fractures? A long term functional outcome study

BACKGROUND: Tension band wiring (TBW) remains the most common operative technique for the internal fixation of olecranon fractures despite the potential occurrence of subjective complaints due to subcutaneous position of the hardware. Aim of this long term retrospective study was to evaluate the elb...

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Autores principales: Chalidis, Byron E, Sachinis, Nick C, Samoladas, Efthimios P, Dimitriou, Christos G, Pournaras, John D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18294381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-3-9