The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 75, Issue 7 1026-1033, Copyright © 1993 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Displaced fractures of the apophysis of the olecranon in children who have osteogenesis imperfecta
NS Stott and LE Zionts
Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90007.
Seven fractures of the apophysis of the olecranon in five children who had
mild osteogenesis imperfecta were treated with open reduction and internal
fixation followed by immobilization in a cast. All of the fractures healed
uneventfully. The patients were examined after an average duration of
follow-up of thirty months (range, twelve to sixty months); at that time,
no patient reported pain or limitation of function. In the four elbows that
had been followed for three years or more, there had been no observable
disturbance of growth.