SOFIE: Surgery for Olecranon Fractures in the Elderly: a randomised controlled trial of operative versus non-operative treatment

BACKGROUND: Displaced olecranon fractures after a simple fall are common in elderly patients. This patient group often has multiple medical co-morbidities and low functional demands. Standard treatment for these fractures has been operative fixation, using either wires or a plate. Recent case series...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Symes, Michael, Harris, Ian A., Limbers, John, Joshi, Mithun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26507718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0789-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26507718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0789-6

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