Transosseous osteosynthesis techniques in management of patients with closed olecranon fractures

Abstract

This article reveals the urgency of the problem of treating patients with closed olecranon fractures. The clinical-and-statistical characteristic of 103 patients at the age from 7 to 76 years with closed olecranon fractures, who have been managed at the FSI RISC ―RTO‖ within the period of 1970- 2005. New techniques of transosseous osteosynthesis with the Ilizarov fixator have been modified and developed depending on olecranon fracture type. Long-term anatomic-and-functional results of treatment have been analyzed. High effectiveness of the transosseous osteosynthesis technologies used has been demonstrated in treatment of patients with olecranon fractures.