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Olecranon fracture anyone?

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Son of a Pronator Man Jul 2019 6:44am, 16 Jul 2019 8,636 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man i came off my bike yesterday and went to minor injuries last night. They diagnosed a fracture of the olecranon.. the elbow end of the ulna. My arm is in a sling and i was sent home. The fracture clinic will phone me today Obviusly they will give me specific advice but i'm a bit spooked to read that this injury can take up to six months to heal and usually requires surgery .Anyone got expierince they'd like to share?
LindsD Jul 2019 10:39am, 16 Jul 2019 28,554 posts	Quote Pin LindsD No experience but sounds horrid. Sorry to hear this.
LazyDaisy Jul 2019 1:37pm, 16 Jul 2019 27,263 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy I think this was one of several fractures I had when my elbow exploded I had mine screwed back together. After 6 weeks in plaster you might be horrified at how weakened your arm is, but a good physio and diligent work on your behalf should get things back to normal-ish well within six months. If you swim, my consultant felt that was the most helpful of swim/bike/run options. Cycling was the last to come back but then I'm not a proper cyclist anyway If you have to have surgery make sure the surgeon is an upper limb specialist. I was first 'offered' surgery with someone who didn't specialise in elbows and was very negative about the ROM hd could restore. I held out for a surgeon who does nothing but elbows - as a result, I have near-perfect ROM. If you have time to kill, I wrote a series of blogs about my elbow - have a look at April 2017 onwards! Good luck!
LazyDaisy Jul 2019 3:04pm, 16 Jul 2019 27,264 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Btw, I found the blogs of Titaniumgeek about olecranon fracture and rehab very useful. I can't link on my phone but if you Google titaniumgeek and olecranon you'll find it!
Son of a Pronator Man Jul 2019 3:07pm, 16 Jul 2019 8,637 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man Thanks LD
Dvorak Jan 2021 2:08pm, 14 Jan 2021 21,751 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak And now the elbow is right as rain Well, hopefully.
Son of a Pronator Man Jan 2021 10:17am, 15 Jan 2021 8,828 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man Very much so.. the break was not as bad as I feared and healed without surgery.
LazyDaisy Jan 2021 7:42pm, 15 Jan 2021 32,285 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Excellent to hear!