Treatment of olecranon fractures in older individuals: a cross-sectional survey of surgeon treatment preferences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With an aging population, the incidence of olecranon fractures in older patients is increasing. The standard of care has traditionally included operative management for displaced fractures. Recent literature has called this standard of care into question. Older patients may be at increased risk of operative complications and may have satisfactory functional outcomes with nonoperative management. Given recently evolving evidence, the current treatment preferences of orthopedic surgeons for older patients with displaced olecranon fractures are unknown.

Methods

We administered a cross-sectional survey of Canadian orthopedic surgeons via e-mail invitation and online survey form to determine treatment preferences for patients aged 65-75 and >75 years with simple displa

SUBMITTER: Woolnough T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10837697 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature