Simultaneous bilateral olecranon fracture: a case report and review of the literature
Keywords:
olecranon, bilateral, elbow, treatmentAbstract
ABSTRACT
Background and aim of the work: A bilateral fracture of the olecranon is a rare injury, with only few cases reported in the literature.
Methods: A single case of bilateral Mayo type II A olecranon fracture in a 88 years old woman is described. A research of all articles regarding simultaneous bilateral olecranon fracture was performed in the PubMed database.
Result: The reported case demonstrated good clinical and radiographic results at 5 months follow-up with surgical treatment. The literature search produced other 6 cases in 5 case reports. Except for one case of fatigue fracture that had been treated conservatively, the others received surgical treatment with satisfactory results.
Conclusion: Simultaneous bilateral olecranon fracture is very uncommon. Bilateral internal fixation yields good clinical and radiographic results in most cases.
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