Table V.

Approaches and fixation methods used.

Study	N	Lateral approach∗	Anterolateral approach	Olecranon osteotomy	Posterior approach†	Other approach	Fixation with HCS only‡	Fixation with HCS + provisional fixation§	HO prophylaxis?
Ashwood et al. 20101	26	26	0	0	0	0	11	12	1
Ballesteros-Betancourt et al. 20202	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
Bilsel et al. 20133	18	16	0	2	0	0	2	13	0
Brouwer et al. 20114	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Chang et al. 20206	9	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
Demir et al. 20207	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Dietz et al. 20058	7	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	1
Dubberly et al. 20069	28	5	14	14	7	3	3	0	1
Durakbasa et al. 201310	15	11	0	2	2	0	14	0	1
Garg et al. 202012	10	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0
Goodman et al. 200513	8	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Guitton et al. 200914	38	22	0	3	2	1	15	0	0
He et al. 201916	20	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	1
Heck et al. 201217	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hussain et al. 201818	15	15	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
Imatani et al. 200119	6	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	0
K.C. et al. 202020	22	22	0	0	0	0	22	0	0
Lopiz et al. 201622	20	16	1	3	0	0	11	0	0
Lu et al. 202123	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lu et al. 201624	47	47	0	0	0	0	47	0	1
Mahirogullari et al. 200625	11	11	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
Marinelli et al. 201826	45	37	0	8	0	0	0	3	0
Mighell et al. 201028	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Mukohara et al. 202130	25	13	1	0	12	0	24	13	0
Ravishankar et al. 201732	33	22	5	6	0	0	25	0	0
Ring et al. 200333	21	14	0	7	0	0	10	11	0
Rotini et al. 201134	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
Ruchelsman et al. 200836	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Sano et al. 200537	6	4	0	2	0	0	6	0	0
Shergold et al. 202238	45	25	0	2	4	14	13	21	0
Singh et al. 201040	14	14	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
Singh et al. 201239	10	10	0	0	0	0	4	2	1
Song et al. 202041	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sultan et al. 201742	15	15	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
Tanriverdi et al. 202043	21	19	0	0	2	0	21	0	0
Tarallo et al. 201544	8	8	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
Tarallo et al. 202145	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Teng et al. 202046	19	11	0	2	0	6	0	19	0
Tomori et al. 202247	8	5	1	0	2	0	8	2	0
Vaishya et al. 201648	16	0	16	0	0	0	16	0	0
Wang et al. 201949	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Yoshida et al. 202150	16	12	2	0	0	2	11	2	0
Yu et al. 201952	26	14	12	0	0	0	26	0	0
Yu et al. 201851	15	0	15	0	0	0	15	0	0
Zhang et al 202053	34	28	0	6	0	0	0	0	0

HCS, headless compression screws; HA, hemiarthroplasty; HO, heterotopic ossification.

^∗Includes Kaplan and extended lateral approaches.

^†Posterior approaches that are not olecranon osteotomies.

^‡Includes Herbert compression screws, Acutrak, or Mitek.

^§Includes k-wire, plate, rod.