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Abnormal olecranon morphology

MedGen UID:: 870967
•Concept ID:: C4025430
•: Anatomical Abnormality

Synonym:	Abnormality of the olecranon

HPO:	HP:0004032

Definition

Any structural abnormality of the olecranon, a bony eminence of the proximal ulna. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbnormal olecranon morphology

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of limbs
  - Abnormality of the upper limb
    - Abnormal upper limb bone morphology
      - Abnormal forearm bone morphology
        Abnormal morphology of ulna
        Abnormal olecranon morphology
        Curved olecranon
        Irregular olecranon

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Adolescent Baseball Pitchers With Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears Exhibit a High Proportion of Partial Tears.

Goodrich E, Cox B, Plummer HA, Cohen A, Andrews JR, Saper M
Am J Sports Med 2022 Jul;50(8):2198-2202. Epub 2022 May 23 doi: 10.1177/03635465221094326. PMID: 35604305

Elbow MRI Findings Do Not Correlate With Future Placement on the Disabled List in Asymptomatic Professional Baseball Pitchers.

Gutierrez NM, Granville C, Kaplan L, Baraga M, Jose J
Sports Health 2017 May/Jun;9(3):222-229. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1177/1941738117701769. PMID: 28394713 Free PMC Article

Complications of supracondylar osteotomies for cubitus varus.

Raney EM, Thielen Z, Gregory S, Sobralske M
J Pediatr Orthop 2012 Apr-May;32(3):232-40. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182471d3f. PMID: 22411326

Posteromedial elbow impingement: magnetic resonance imaging findings in overhead throwing athletes and results of arthroscopic treatment.

Cohen SB, Valko C, Zoga A, Dodson CC, Ciccotti MG
Arthroscopy 2011 Oct;27(10):1364-70. Epub 2011 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.06.012. PMID: 21873020

Secondary alveolar bone grafting: our experience with olecranon bone graft.

Nadal E, Sabás M, Dogliotti P, Espósito R
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Mar;21(2):371-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cf6084. PMID: 20186086

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Diagnosis

Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Sonographic Posterior Fat Pad Sign: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review.

Okumura Y, Maldonado N, Lennon K, McCarty B, Underwood P, Nelson M
J Emerg Med 2017 Jul;53(1):98-101. Epub 2017 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.02.009. PMID: 28336237

Tumours and tumour mimics in the olecranon.

Kularatne U, James SL, Evans N, Tyrrell PN, Singh J
Clin Radiol 2015 Jul;70(7):760-73. Epub 2015 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.02.019. PMID: 25837736

Patella cubiti: a case report and literature review.

Mittal R, Sampath Kumar V, Gupta T
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2014 Apr;134(4):467-71. Epub 2014 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s00402-014-1926-7. PMID: 24493466

Posteromedial elbow impingement: magnetic resonance imaging findings in overhead throwing athletes and results of arthroscopic treatment.

Cohen SB, Valko C, Zoga A, Dodson CC, Ciccotti MG
Arthroscopy 2011 Oct;27(10):1364-70. Epub 2011 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2011.06.012. PMID: 21873020

Osteomyelitis variolosa.

Andrews MA, Jayan KG
Rheumatol Int 2011 Sep;31(9):1231-3. Epub 2009 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1272-1. PMID: 20012626

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Therapy

Malpositioned olecranon fracture tension-band wiring results in proximal radioulnar synostosis.

Willinger L, Lucke M, Crönlein M, Sandmann GH, Biberthaler P, Siebenlist S
Eur J Med Res 2015 Oct 29;20:87. doi: 10.1186/s40001-015-0184-7. PMID: 26514829 Free PMC Article

Complications of supracondylar osteotomies for cubitus varus.

Raney EM, Thielen Z, Gregory S, Sobralske M
J Pediatr Orthop 2012 Apr-May;32(3):232-40. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182471d3f. PMID: 22411326

Acquired boneless forearm as a complication of traditional bone setting.

Ogunlusi JD, Oluwadiya KS, Ogunlusi OO, Oginni LM, Oyedeji OA, Ibligaami O
Orthopedics 2008 Mar;31(3):288. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20080301-30. PMID: 19292221

The optimal measurement of across elbow segment in ulnar motor conduction study.

Paik NJ, Han TR, Lee IS
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol 2001 Dec;41(8):507-12. PMID: 11776663

Fibrogenesis imperfecta ossium: ineffectiveness of melphalan.

Lafage-Proust M, Schaeverbeke T, Dehais J
Calcif Tissue Int 1996 Oct;59(4):240-4. doi: 10.1007/s002239900116. PMID: 8781045

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Prognosis

Ultrasound assessment of enthesis thickness in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: A cross-sectional study.

Graceffa D, Bonifati C, Lora V, Saraceni PL, De Felice C, Chimenti MS, Perricone R, Morrone A
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2019 Mar-Apr;85(2):175-181. doi: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_205_17. PMID: 29547136

Elbow MRI Findings Do Not Correlate With Future Placement on the Disabled List in Asymptomatic Professional Baseball Pitchers.

Gutierrez NM, Granville C, Kaplan L, Baraga M, Jose J
Sports Health 2017 May/Jun;9(3):222-229. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1177/1941738117701769. PMID: 28394713 Free PMC Article

Ulnar neuropathy as a result of anconeus epitrochlearis.

Nellans K, Galdi B, Kim HM, Levine WN
Orthopedics 2014 Aug;37(8):e743-5. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20140728-92. PMID: 25102512

Secondary alveolar bone grafting: our experience with olecranon bone graft.

Nadal E, Sabás M, Dogliotti P, Espósito R
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Mar;21(2):371-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cf6084. PMID: 20186086

Isolated avulsion of the medial head of the triceps tendon: an anatomic study and arthroscopic repair in 2 cases.

Athwal GS, McGill RJ, Rispoli DM
Arthroscopy 2009 Sep;25(9):983-8. Epub 2009 Jul 24 doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.02.020. PMID: 19732636

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Clinical prediction guides

Adolescent Baseball Pitchers With Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tears Exhibit a High Proportion of Partial Tears.

Goodrich E, Cox B, Plummer HA, Cohen A, Andrews JR, Saper M
Am J Sports Med 2022 Jul;50(8):2198-2202. Epub 2022 May 23 doi: 10.1177/03635465221094326. PMID: 35604305

Increasing amount of amyloid are associated with the severity of clinical features in hereditary gelsolin (AGel) amyloidosis.

Pihlamaa T, Suominen S, Kiuru-Enari S, Tanskanen M
Amyloid 2016 Dec;23(4):225-233. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1080/13506129.2016.1238355. PMID: 27879149

Osteogenesis imperfecta type V: clinical and radiographic manifestations in mutation confirmed patients.

Kim OH, Jin DK, Kosaki K, Kim JW, Cho SY, Yoo WJ, Choi IH, Nishimura G, Ikegawa S, Cho TJ
Am J Med Genet A 2013 Aug;161A(8):1972-9. Epub 2013 Jun 26 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36024. PMID: 23804581

Ulnohumeral chondral and ligamentous overload: biomechanical correlation for posteromedial chondromalacia of the elbow in throwing athletes.

Osbahr DC, Dines JS, Breazeale NM, Deng XH, Altchek DW
Am J Sports Med 2010 Dec;38(12):2535-41. Epub 2010 Sep 9 doi: 10.1177/0363546510376231. PMID: 20829418

Multiple accessory structures in the upper limb of a single cadaver.

Vollala VR, Nagabhooshana S, Bhat SM, Potu BK, Rakesh V
Singapore Med J 2008 Sep;49(9):e254-8. PMID: 18830534

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Recent systematic reviews

Olecranon Fracture through Persistent Olecranon Apophysis in a 21-Year-Old Male: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature.

Twu J, Landy DC, Wolf JM
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol 2020 Mar;25(1):110-113. doi: 10.1142/S2424835520720017. PMID: 32000610

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