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Articular impaction is encountered occasionally, but the incidence and outcomes after treatment of this injury pattern have not been well characterized.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We evaluated a cohort of geriatric olecranon fractures to determine the incidence of articular impaction and describe a technique for open reduction and internal fixation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 63 patients in our series, 31 had associated intraarticular impaction (49.2%). Patients with articular impaction did not have significantly different rates of postoperative complications (11\/31, 35.5% versus 10\/31, 32.3%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1.00) or revision surgery (10\/31, 32.3% versus 8\/31, 25.8%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.780) compared with those without articular impaction.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Articular impaction is a common feature of geriatric olecranon fractures. Surgeons must maintain a high index of suspicion and have a surgical plan in place for managing this component of the injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.5435\/jaaos-d-20-01293","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,17]],"date-time":"2021-05-17T15:07:44Z","timestamp":1621264064000},"page":"805-810","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Incidence and Management of Articular Impaction in Geriatric Olecranon Fractures"],"prefix":"10.5435","volume":"29","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4851-1902","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Harsh","family":"Wadhwa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"L. 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