Displaced olecranon fractures in the elderly: outcomes after non-operative treatment – a narrative review

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Olga D. Savvidou¹  Panagiotis Koutsouradis²  Angelos Kaspiris³  Leon Naar¹  George D. Chloros¹  Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos¹ 

[1] First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ‘ATTIKON’ University General Hospital;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mediterraneo Hospital;Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology/ Sector for Bone Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras

关键词: complications;    elderly;    fractures;    non-operative treatment;    olecranon;   

DOI  :  10.1302/2058-5241.5.190041

学科分类：神经科学

来源: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

【 摘 要 】

Fractures of the olecranon account for about 10% of upper extremity fractures,1,2 with the majority occurring in elderly patients.1,3 Usually these fractures are displaced (Mayo type II and III),4 due to distraction of the triceps tendon.1,2 Operative treatment, in order to restore articular congruity, has been the standard choice of care.5,6 However, patients with comorbidities and elderly patients are at increased risk for postoperative complications (up to 75%), such as symptomatic hardware, skin irritation and possible wound breakdown, infection, pain, delayed union, nonunion, heterotopic ossification, nerve and even vascular injuries.

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