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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 23;5(1):13-17.
doi: 10.1016/j.jseint.2020.10.004. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Novel fixation of medial epicondyle fractures in a throwing athlete using suture bridge technique

Sunny Gupta  1 , Benjamin C Service  2 , Jordan Service  3 , Ibrahim M Zeini  4 , Daryl C Osbahr  5
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Novel fixation of medial epicondyle fractures in a throwing athlete using suture bridge technique

Sunny Gupta et al. JSES Int. .
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Keywords: medial epicondyle fracture; suture bridge technique; throwing athlete.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
AP (a), internal oblique (b), lateral (c), and axial views (d) before surgery showing displaced medial epicondyle fracture.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal (a) and axial (b) MRI views to show displaced medial epicondyle fracture.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Exposure (a), fracture site after débridement (b), drilling for distal swivelocks (c), placement of distal swivelocks (d, e), passing of FiberTapes and FiberWire through pronator mass and ulnar collateral ligament (f), placement of proximal swivelocks (g, h), crisscross sutures after fixation (i).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Excellent bone healing at 8 (a)- and 12 (b)-weeks follow-up.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Illustration of the technique before (a) and after (b) reduction of the fracture.
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