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case_images: Pre-operative radiograph of the right elbow showing olecranon fracture. (a) anteroposterior view (b) lateral view.
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case_images: 3D computed tomography scan showing Mayo type IIB olecranon fracture with post-erolateral and post-eromedial fragments. Arrows showing the fracture fragments.
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case_images: F2
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case_images: Marked incision for lateral para olecranon approach. Dashed line shows the olecranon process and the solid line is the incision marking.
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case_images: F3
case_images: A 15 cm incision was made over the posterior aspect of the right elbow via the lateral paraolecranon approach as shown in (Fig. 3).
case_images: Post-eromedial and post-erolateral fragments fixed using two 2.7 mm L plates. Intraoperative picture showing absolute fixation using L plates.
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case_images: F4
case_images: The fracture was reduced using pointed reduction forceps and two 2.7 mm L plates were used to fix the post-eromedial and post-erolateral fragments using locking and cortical screws as shown in (Fig. 4).
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case_images: Post-operative radiograph showing fragment-specific fixation of olecranon using 2.7 mm L plates. Arrows showing the 2.7 mm L plates.
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case_images: An acceptable fracture reduction was visible on a post-operative radiograph as shown in (Fig. 5).
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