Zumaya fractured his right olecranon, which is the bony tip of the elbow right under the skin. From Wordnik.com. [NBCSports.com: Sports] Reference
The olecranon is a large, thick, curved eminence, situated at the upper and back part of the ulna. From Wordnik.com. [II. Osteology. 6a. 4. The Ulna] Reference
The official diagnosis is a fractured right olecranon, which is the bony tip of the elbow right under the skin. From Wordnik.com. [Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal] Reference
An olecranon break is painful and will take occupational therapy rehabilitation. From Wordnik.com. [How will Clinton's surgery affect her job?] Reference
Insertion of this large muscular mass is effected by means of several tendons to the olecranon. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Fractures of the ulna in the horse are not common in spite of the exposed position of the olecranon. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Deformed: thickening of the elbow, projection of the olecranon posteriorly, and shortening of the fore-arm. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The olecranon loses its normal conformity with the epitrochlear and the epicondyles: the isosceles triangle. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
I saw several cases of pure perforation of the olecranon without any signs of implication of the elbow-joint. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
Place the two hands on the patient's arm and push with the two thumbs on the olecranon process (Figure 135a). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The elbow is swollen, the fore-arm is shortened, but the triangle between the olecranon, epitrochlear and epicondyle is preserved. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
Crepitation may be detected by manipulating the parts, and in some instances of fracture of the olecranon, there occurs marked displacement of the broken portions of the bone. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
It is the muscles of the olecranon which give way. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
Can be felt as a gap between the olecranon and the e. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
At the same time, the olecranon is curved strongly downwards. From Wordnik.com. [Lectures and Essays] Reference
A linear incision over ulnar nerve at inner side of olecranon. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners] Reference
Platycnemism and the pierced olecranon run in groups for a time. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
The olecranon is frequently fractured at the same time (Fig. 39). From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
The ulna is flattened and has a large, blade-shaped olecranon process. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
In transverse fractures of the patella or of the olecranon there is often. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
In this way fracture of the olecranon or of the clavicle may be simulated. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
James has an elbow strain and a bruise in his olecranon, the bony tip of his right elbow. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
If there is a fracture of the olecranon, the treatment must be modified accordingly (p. 87). From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
Loss of the normal relationship of the olecranon with and tender thickening of the greater trochanter. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The olecranon projects behind, but the mutual relations of the bony points of the elbow are unaltered. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
The most prominent part of the ulna, the olecranon, can always be identified at the back of the elbow-joint. From Wordnik.com. [XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings. 11. Surface Anatomy of the Upper Extremity] Reference
Some of the fibers are directed downward to the olecranon, while others converge to the tendon of insertion. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 7d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Arm] Reference
Draw and state the precise position of the hyoid bone, the clavicle, the calcaneum, and the olecranon process. From Wordnik.com. [Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata] Reference
A fracture of the olecranon is less amenable to treatment, and promises little better than a ligamentous union. From Wordnik.com. [Special Report on Diseases of the Horse] Reference
The ulna has a hook-like head, the olecranon (o.) which distinguishes it easily from the distally thickened radius. From Wordnik.com. [Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata] Reference
This is frequently the case in fractures of the patella, the olecranon, and the narrow part of the neck of the femur. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference
The trochlear notch of the ulna projects farther anteriorly, locking into the humeral olecranon fossa during extension. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
The olecranon process is prominent and extends proximally above the articular surfaces of both the medial and caudal processes. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
It is almost impossible for this accident to occur without a fracture of the olecranon process; though it may do so in rare cases. From Wordnik.com. [An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital.] Reference
The Epitrochleo-anconæus, a small muscle often present runs from the back of the inner condyle to the olecranon, over the ulnar nerve. From Wordnik.com. [IV. Myology. 7e. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Forearm] Reference
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