Bilateral fracture of the olecranon in a young footballer

Abstract

A 24-year-oldathlete presented following a fall onto an outstretched hand during a football match, total functional impotence of both upper limbs with swollen elbows, pain, without skin opening or motor deficit (A). Radiography of both elbows was objectified a fracture of the both olecranon (B).The patient was treated by tension-band wiring fixation with precocious postoperative rehabilitation (C). Two months after surgery, we note a consolidation of the fracture with satisfactory mobility of both elbows. Olecranon fractures may be caused by direct injury to the posterior part of the elbow joint or indirectly by forces generated within the triceps muscle during a fall on a partially flexed elbow.

Keywords

• fracture
• olecranon
• footballer