Comminuted olecranon fractures: A comparison of plating methods

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-99

  Gordon, Michael J ^a,b   Budoff, Jeffrey E ^a,b,c   Yeh, Ming Long ^a   Luo, Zong Ping ^a   Noble, Philip C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SIMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 30744464852     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. M.I. Boyer, L.M. Galatz, J. Borrelli Jr, T.S. Axelrod, W.M. Ricci Intra-articular fractures of the upper extremity new concepts in surgical treatment Instr Course Lect 52 2003 591 605
2. G.V.B. Cochran Biomechanics of the elbow-forearm complex T.G. Wadsworth The elbow 1982 Churchill Livingstone New York 31 47
3. I.S. Fyfe, M.M. Mossad, B.J. Holdsworth Methods of fixation of olecranon fractures. An experimental mechanical study J Bone Joint Surg Br 67 1985 367 372
4. G.M. Gartsman, T.P. Sculco, J.C. Otis Operative treatment of olecranon fractures. Excision or open reduction with internal fixation J Bone Joint Surg Am 63 1981 718 721
5. D.J. Hak, G.J. Golladay Olecranon fractures treatment options Am Acad Orthop Surg 8 2000 266 275
6. S.R. Horner, K.K. Sadasivan, J.M. Lipka, S. Saha Analysis of mechanical factors affecting fixation of olecranon fractures Orthopedics 12 1989 1469 1472
7. M.C. Hume, D.A. Wiss Olecranon fractures. A clinical and radiographic comparison of tension band wiring and plate fixation Clin Orthop 285 1992 229 235
8. G.J. King, P.N. Lammens, A.D. Milne, J.H. Roth, J.A. Johnson Plate fixation of comminuted olecranon fractures an in vitro biomechanical study J Shoulder Elbow Surg 5 1996 437 441
9. B.F. Morrey, K.N. An, W.Y.S. Chao Functional evaluation of the elbow B.F. Morrey The elbow and its disorders 1985 Saunders Philadelphia 73 91
10. D.F. Murphy, W.B. Greene, T.B. Dameron Jr Displaced olecranon fractures in adults. Biomechanical analysis of fixation methods Clin Orthop 224 1987 215 223
11. S.E. Nork, C.B. Jones, M.B. Henley Surgical treatment of olecranon fractures Am J Orthop 30 2001 577 586
12. M.J. Prayson, J.L. Williams, M.P. Marshall, T.A. Scilaris, E.J. Lingenfelter Biomechanical comparison of fixation methods in transverse olecranon fractures a cadaveric study J Orthop Trauma 11 1997 565 572
13. A. Weiler, M. Richter, G. Schmidmaier, F. Kandziora, N.P. Sudkamp The EndoPearl device increases fixation strength and eliminates construct slippage of hamstring tendon grafts with interference screw fixation Arthroscopy 17 2001 353 359