Olecranon Fracture in an Older Adult Treated With Locking Plate Osteosynthesis

Although olecranon fractures are not uncommon in the geriatric population, there has been a considerable difference of opinion between surgical and nonsurgical treatments. Surgical treatment is usually deferred in the elderly, even for displaced olecranon fractures, because of inherent risks associa...

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Autores principales: Metikala, Sreenivasulu, Poulos, Nicholas G, Hasan, Khalid, Vallem, Madana Mohana R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804691
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18836

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804691
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18836

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