- See:
- Surgical Approach:
- Transverse Fractures
- Discussion:
- transverse frx line divides small proximal fragment of olecranon process from rest of ulna;
- this frx is most common in elderly patients;
- Resection of Olecranon:
- Surgical Approach:
- resection of proximal fragment & reattachment of triceps is reserved for elderly patients w/ osteoporotic bone;
- frx must be proximal to middle of the trochlear notch or involve < 50% of articluar surface;
- otherwise the elbow will be unstable