Ilizarov circular external fixator for open olecranon fractures - A report of 3 cases

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Aktuglu, Kemal ^a,b   Özsoy, Hakan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OLECRANON FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033018162     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679909000969     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Fyfe I S, Mossad M, Holdsworth B J. Methods of fixation of olecranon fractures. An experimental mechanical study. J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 1985; 67 (3): 367-72.
2. Goldstock L E, Jupiter J B, Lins R E. Elbow trauma. In: Orthopaedic Knowledge Update-Trauma (Ed Levine A M). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemonth, IL 1996; 47-55.
3. Gustilo R B, Anderson J T. Prevention of infection in the treatment of one thousand and twenty-five open fractures of long bones: Retrospective and prospective analysis. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1976; 58 (4): 453-8.
4. Hotchkiss R N, Green D P. Fractures and dislocations of the elbow. In: Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults (Eds. Rockwood C A, Green D P, Bucholz R W). Lippincott Co. Philadelphia 1991; 1: 795-805.
5. Hume M C, Wiss D A. Olecranon fractures. A clinical and radiographic comparison of tension band wiring and plate fixation. Clin Orthop 1992; 285: 229-35.
6. Ilizarov G A. Transosseous osteosynthesis, theoretical and clinical aspects of the regeneration and growth of tissue. Springer Verlag, Berlin 1992; 369-452.
7. King G J, Lammens P N, Milne A D, Roth J H, Johnson J A. Plate fixation of cumminuted olecranon fractures: An in-vitro biomechanical study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1996; 5 (6): 437-41.
8. Kiviluoto O, Santavirta S. Fractures of the olecranon. Analysis of 37 consecutive cases. Acta Orthop Scand 1978; 49: 28-31.
9. Kozin SH, Berglund LJ, Cooney WP, Morrey BF, An KN. Biomechanical analysis of tension band fixation for olecranon Fracture treatment. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 1996; 5(6): 442-448.
10. Larsen E, Jensen CM. Tension-band wiring of olecranon fractures with nonsliding pins. Report of 20 cases. Acta Orthop Scand 1991; 62(4): 360-362.
11. Macko D, Szabo R M. Complications of tension band wiring of olecranon fractures. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1985; 67 (9): 1396-401.
12. Morrey B F. Current concepts in the treatment of fractures of the radial head, the olecranon and the coronoid. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1995; 77 (2); 316-27.
13. Müller M E, Allgöwer M, Schneider R, Willenegger H. Manual of internal fixation. Techniques Recommended by the AO Group. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York 1991.
14. Murphy D F, Greene W B, Gilbert J A, Dameron T B. Displaced olecranon fractures in adults. Biomechanical analysis of fixation devices. Clin Orthop 1987a; 224: 210-4.
15. Murphy D F, Greene W B, Dameron T B. Displaced olecranon fractures in adults. Clinical evaluation. Clin Orthop 1987b; 224: 215-23.
16. Papagelopoulos P J, Morrey B F. Treatment of nonunion of olecranon fractures. J Bone Joint Surg (Br) 1994; 76 (4): 627-34.
17. Paremain G P, Novak V P, Jinnah R H, Belkoff S M. Biomechanical evaluation of tension band placement for the repair of olecranon fractures. Clin Orthop 1997; 335: 325-30.
18. Rowland S A, Burkhart S. Tension band wiring of olecranon fractures. A modification of the AO technique. Clin Orthop 1992; 277: 238-42.
19. Teasdall R, Savoie F H, Hughes J L. Comminuted fractures of the proximal radius and ulna. Clin Orthop 1993; 292: 37-47.
20. Weseley M S, Barenfeld P A, Eisenstein A L. The use of Zuelzer hook plate in fixation of olecranon fractures. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1976; 58 (6): 859-62.
21. Wolfgang G, Burke F, Bush D, Parenti J, Perry J, LaFolette B, Lilnars S. Surgical treatment of displaced olecranon fractures by tension band wiring technique. Clin Orthop 1987; 224: 192-204.