DOI: 10.1177/17531934261480422 ISSN: 1753-1934

Optimal location for bone grafting from the olecranon

Andreas Weber, Corinna Grau, Christopher Gaffney, Ines Unterfrauner, Lisa Reissner

Computed tomography of 305 healthy forearms showed that the highest cancellous bone density is 1 cm distal to the olecranon tip, decreasing distally. This site appears optimal for proximal ulna bone graft harvesting in hand and reconstructive orthopaedic surgery.

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