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Malpositioned olecranon fracture tension-band wiring results in proximal radioulnar synostosis

BACKGROUND: Tension-band wiring (TBW) is a well-established fixation technique for two-part, transverse fracture types of the olecranon. However, complication rates up to 80 % are reported. By reporting on the enormous impact on the patient if failed the aim of the present report was to emphasize th...

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Autores principales: Willinger, Lukas, Lucke, Martin, Crönlein, Moritz, Sandmann, Gunther H., Biberthaler, Peter, Siebenlist, Sebastian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4625882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26514829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40001-015-0184-7