https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/30052/fractured-ulna good evening! I have an 8 year old DSH with fractured ulna- very limited funds, owners are aware of my experience level and would like me to do surgical repair. my question- would an IM pin in the ulna be adequate to stabilise this? Some sort ofen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/233732?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 30 Oct 2021 08:01:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:16f64872-700e-49f2-ae77-e1f124a32507Carolyn<p>Thank you very much, this is very helpful&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/233731?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:48:11 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:82b4452a-d8e8-441b-af1a-5ffb445bb9ffAndrei Uricaru<p>Hi Carolyn,&nbsp;</p> <p>This is a olecranon fracture, intraarticular. Because of the intra articular nature, ideally you would want to reduce it as perfect as possible and stabilise it as much as possible.</p> <p>1. I would use a locking plate, if I could choose. If you have the kit, then the cost of plate and screws would not be that much.&nbsp;</p> <p>2. You could try pin and tension band, but must be careful to place the pin inside the ulna, and not to slip tangential to it. The repair would not be as stable as with a plate, naturally. Be prepared to remove the pin once the fracture has healed, as some of them can cause irritation, seromas etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>I hope this helps, Andrei.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>