Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Oct 2021
Complications and reoperations related to tension band wiring and plate osteosynthesis of olecranon fractures.
Olecranon fractures are common and usually treated operatively either by tension band wiring (TBW) or plate fixation (PF). The aim of this study was to assess early complications and reoperations and their predictive factors related to those operative methods. ⋯ There is a high risk of early complications and reoperations associated to both TBW and PF. Transcortical positioning of K-wires may reduce the rate of complications in TBW.