Authors, year
Nonunion or delayed union Other complications Athwal et al. 2009 [2 ] 17 1 olecranon nonunion 4 wound problems (2 dehiscences and 2 wound breakdowns) Coles et al. 2006 [4 ] 70 1 delayed olecranon union 2 early revisions of osteotomy fixation 18 removal of olecranon implants (5 isolated and 13 associated to another procedure) Doornberg et al. 2007 [22 ] 19 None 2 wound infections Elhage et al. 2001 [5 ] 39 1 olecranon nonunion 1 infection related to the prominent Kirschner wire Gofton et al. 2003 [6 ] 17 None 1 plate screw penetrating the proximal radioulnar joint, interfering with forearm rotation, and requiring a second procedure 1 removal of olecranon implant Greiner et al. 2008 [23 ] 12 1 delayed olecranon union None
Gupta and Khanchandani 2002 [7 ] 13 None 1 wound breakdown and subsequent infection, needing surgical revision 4 proximal migrations of the K-wires needing surgical revision
Holdsworth and Mossad 1990 [24 ] 57 3 olecranon nonunion 1 septic olecranon bursitis 2 patients needing removal of the Kirchner wires Kundel et al. 1996 [25 ] 55 4 olecranon nonunion None Liu et al. 2009 [8 ] 35 None 2 superficial wound infections McKee et al. 2000 [9 ] 26 None 3 removal of olecranon implants due to hardware complaints
Pajarinen and Björkenheim 2002 [10 ] 14 1 olecranon nonunion None Ring et al. 2004 [11 ] 45 None 1 loosening of the wire fixation requiring reoperation (plate fixation) 12 removal of the wires (6 hardware complaints; 1 septic olecranon bursitis; 5 associated to another procedure) Rübberdt et al. 2008 [12 ] 11 None None Sanchez-Sotelo et al. 2007 [26 ] 5 None None Sané et al. 2009 [13 ] 14 1 olecranon nonunion 5 bad quality olecranon fixations