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Reconstruction of the coronoid process of the ulna by means of internal fixation using lag screws or by replacement with an autogenous bone graft from the pelvis or from parts of the damaged, resected radial head.
In complex injuries of the elbow: meticulous operative treatment of all injured structures, i. e. bones and ligaments.
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Revised Version from: Operat. Orthop. Traumatol. 4 (1992), 11–20 (German Edition).
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Meeder, PJ., Weller, S. & Holz, U. The operative treatment of fractures of the coronoid process of the ulna in complex injuries to the elbow. Orthop. Traumatol. 3, 38–47 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02620391
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