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Oct 31

Locked plating system may be safe, effective for olecranon fractures

  • October 31, 2019

Use of a locked plating system may be safe and effective with an acceptable failure rate in geriatric patients with olecranon fractures, according to results presented here.

Chad Myeroff, MD, and colleagues examined Charleston Comorbidity Index, American Society of Anesthesiologist Score, Mayo radiographic classification, AO classification, range of motion, VAS score, return to the OR and major and minor complications among 36 patients aged 75 years or older who underwent treatment of olecranon fractures with locked plating.

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