Scandinavian Olecranon Research in the Elderly (SCORE): protocol for a non-inferiority, randomised, controlled, multicentre trial comparing operative and conservative treatment of olecranon fractures in the elderly

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• Antti P Launonen,
• Tapio Flinkkilä,
• Anssi Ryösä,
• Ville Äärimaa,
• Sanna Johansson,
• Tommi Kauko,
• Simo Miettinen,
• Juha Paloneva,
• Mikko Salmela,
• Inari Laaksonen,
• Milja Holstila,
• Bakir Sumrein,
• Ida Rantalaiho,
• Toni Luokkala,
• L Adolfsson,
• Bo Olsen,
• Kari Isotalo,
• Pekka Karppi

Affiliations

Antti P Launonen

1 Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

Tapio Flinkkilä

Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

Anssi Ryösä

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Ville Äärimaa

Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Sanna Johansson

Tommi Kauko

Auria Clinical Informatics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Simo Miettinen

Juha Paloneva

Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland

Mikko Salmela

Consultant shoulder surgeon

Inari Laaksonen

1 Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Milja Holstila

Department of Radiology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Bakir Sumrein

Ida Rantalaiho

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Toni Luokkala

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland

L Adolfsson

Institution for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Orthopaedics, Linköping University, Linkoping, Sweden

Bo Olsen

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Kari Isotalo

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

Pekka Karppi