Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2018; 9(7): 100-104
Published online Jul 18, 2018. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v9.i7.100
Table 1 Tiemdjo classification and proposed therapeutic indications of anterior trans-olecranon fractures-dislocations in children
ClassificationDescriptionTreatment
Type 1Epiphyseal splinting or proximal fracture of the olecranon If the periosteum is intactReduction + Tension-band Wiring Reduction + Plaster
Type 2Transverse fractureReduction + Tension-band Wiring
Type 3Oblique fractureReduction + Screwed plate
Type 4Olecranon fracture + associated injury (radius, humerus)Reduction + Osteosynthesis of the olecranon fracture and the associated injury