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Suture Lasso and Lateral Plate combo Effective Treatment for Transolecranon Fracture-Dislocations : Study

Researchers have found in a new study that a combination of a suture lasso technique with a lateral plate, based on traditional internal fixation methods, has proven to be highly effective in treating transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of suture lasso combined with lateral plate in comminuted transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow. They retrospectively reviewed 13 patients with comminuted transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow. Our study included 6 males and 7 females with a mean of age 54.3 years. All the patients had comminuted fracture of proximal ulna and coronoid fracture of Regan-Morrey type II/III. Among them, 4 cases were combined with radial head fractures. The patients were treated with open reduction and internal fixation with suture lasso combined with lateral plate based on the traditional mode. Results: The mean follow-up was 15.7 ± 5.8 months (range 12–33 months). During the follow-up period, the fracture and joint alignment were good, and there was no loosening of internal fixation. X-ray films showed that the fracture healing time was 3–6 months, with an average of 3.8 ± 0.9 months. Mild postoperative heterotopic ossification was observed in 2 cases. There was 1 case of poor wound healing and 1 case of ulnar nerve stimulation. At the last follow-up, the average Mayo elbow function score and Broberg-Morrey score were 91.5 ± 9.2 and 94.7 ± 6.5 points respectively. The result was classified as excellent in 9, good in 3, and fair in 1 patient. The excellent and good rate was 92.3%. The study suggested that suture lasso combined with lateral plate based on the traditional internal fixation mode was highly effective for the treatment of transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow. Especially for the patient with comminuted proximal ulna, the restoration and fixation of coronoid process were quite important to increase the stability of the elbow joint and lead to good clinical efficacy.
Reference:
Li, T., Wang, Z., Bu, G. et al. Suture lasso combined with lateral plate in comminuted transolecranon fracture-dislocations of the elbow. BMC Surg 25, 234 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02972-z
Keywords:
Suture, Lasso, Lateral, Plate, combo, Effective, Treatment, Transolecranon, Fracture-Dislocations , study, Li, T., Wang, Z., Bu, G, Transolecranon fracture-dislocations, Comminuted fracture of proximal ulna, Coronoid fracture, Suture Lasso, Lateral plate
Dr. Shravani Dali has completed her BDS from Pravara institute of medical sciences, loni. Following which she extensively worked in the healthcare sector for 2+ years. She has been actively involved in writing blogs in field of health and wellness. Currently she is pursuing her Masters of public health-health administration from Tata institute of social sciences. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.