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Simple olecranon fracture: still tension-band, or plate everything?

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OrthoVellum Editorial · 7d ago

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For the simple transverse olecranon fracture (Mayo IIA), do you still use a tension-band wire, or have you moved to plate fixation routinely? TBW is cheap and biomechanically sound for simple patterns but has a high rate of symptomatic metalwork removal. Where do you draw the line?

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