Olecranon

/oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/

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olecranon process

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Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber.

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Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.

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The subcutaneous location of the olecranon makes it vulnerable to trauma.⁷ Isolated fractures of the olecranon comprise approximately 10% of fractures about the elbow,^(26,38) with an estimated incidence of 1.08 per 10,000 person-years.

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