Olecranon fractures treated by Weber Vasey technique

ABSTRACT

This prospective study is based on 36 patients with displaced olecranon fracture managed with open redaction and internal fixation [ORIF] by tension band wiring [TBW] to evaluate the functional results, to compare the results with published literature and to formulate future plan for this type of fracture management. Out of 36 patients, 29 [80 percent] scored good to fair results, seven [20 percent] scored poor including one non-union. We encountered higher than expected rate of minor complications like superficial infection in three [3.4 percent] patients, pain due to irritation by implant in 12 [33 percent], skin breakage in 6 [16.5 percent] and proximal migration of K wires in 4 [11 percent]