Treatment for olecranon fracture in older patients: Systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2020.07.006Keywords:
elderly patients, olecranon fracture, surgery, non-surgery, osteoporosis, functional resultsAbstract
Background: The treatment of olecranon fractures may lead to different outcomes, depending on the type of intervention, the characteristics of the fracture, and the patient. This systematic review of the literature aims to identify the treatments for the management of this type of fracture in the elderly and its functional results.
Methods: A systematic search of the bibliography was carried out in the Medline, Embase and Cochrane databases. It included clinical studies on elderly patients with olecranon fractures, as well as the functional results in their follow-up.
Results: Of a total of 432 references were obtained, with nine studies including 6 retrospective observational studies, and 3 prospective studies. In 3 studies, non-surgical treatment was used, and in 4 surgical treatments, 2 were comparing tension band wiring and plate fixation, and 2 proposed the use of super sutures and anchoring sutures. In 2 studies, surgical treatment was compared with non-surgical treatment. In the evaluation, the functional outcomes, the score of the Scale of disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and the hand (DASH) was the most used.
Discussion: In patients of advanced age, before opting for surgical fixation, factors that may have implications for clinical and functional outcomes, such as number of comorbidities and poor bone quality are evaluated. This work can serve as a basis for the choice of non-surgical treatments under the necessary conditions, and to obtain better functional results.
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