Displaced olecranon fractures in the elderly: outcomes after non-operative treatment – a narrative review

Operative treatment with tension band wiring or plate is the gold standard of care for displaced olecranon fractures. In elderly patients, multiple comorbidities combine with increased intraoperative risks, and postoperative complications may yield poor results. There are small series in the literat...

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Autores principales: Savvidou, Olga D., Koutsouradis, Panagiotis, Kaspiris, Angelos, Naar, Leon, Chloros, George D., Papagelopoulos, Panayiotis J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2020
Materias:
Shoulder & Elbow
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7407865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32818066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.5.190041

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7407865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32818066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.5.190041

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