Open AccessInjury Patterns and Outcomes of Open Fractures of the Proximal Ulna Do Not Differ From Closed Fractures
Author(s) -
Paul H. Yi,
Alexander A. Weening,
Sangmin Ryan Shin,
Khalil I. Hussein,
Paul Tornetta,
Andrew Jawa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3489-x
Subject(s) - medicine , ulna , olecranon , surgery , closed fracture , radiography , elbow , complication , range of motion
The incidence and injury patterns of open fractures of the proximal ulna are poorly elucidated and little evidence exists to guide management.