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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 6/2010

01.04.2010 | Case Report

Spontaneous displacement of olecranon fracture through geode salvaged by elbow replacement

verfasst von: Anuj Jaiswal, Raman Thakur, Jaikumar Relwani, Wallace Ogufere

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 6/2010

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Abstract

We present a case of pathological fracture of olecranon through a giant geode. Fracture was initially undisplaced and was treated conservatively. It later progressed to a transolecranon dislocation as a result of a pseudarthrosis at the fracture site. The patient presented 4 years later when she developed symptoms of ulnar nerve palsy. She was treated by a total elbow arthroplasty with ulnar nerve transposition. The current report highlights this unusual case and reviews the relevant literature.
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Metadaten
Titel
Spontaneous displacement of olecranon fracture through geode salvaged by elbow replacement
verfasst von
Anuj Jaiswal
Raman Thakur
Jaikumar Relwani
Wallace Ogufere
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-009-0984-6

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