Potential dangers of tension band wiring of olecranon fractures: An anatomic study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1659-1662

  Catalano III, Louis W ^a   Crivello, Keith ^a   Lafer, Marissa Purcelli ^a   Chia, Benjamin ^a   Barron, O Alton ^a   Glickel, Steven Z ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; olecranon; pinning; tension band

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NERVE; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOULNAR JOINT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TENSION; ULNA; ULNAR ARTERY;

BONE NAILS; BONE WIRES; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLECRANON PROCESS;

EID: 80053571500     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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