Osteotomy and Autograft Lengthening for Intra-Articular Malunion of the Proximal Ulna: A Case Report

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  • Job N. Doornberg
  • René K. Marti
چکیده

An osteotomy with interposition of iliac crest bone graft and lengthening of the proximal ulna can be used to restore ulnohumeral congruency after a malunited comminuted olecranon fracture treated with figure-of-eight tension band wiring.

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دوره 2009  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009