olecranon

olecranon

See also: olécranon

English

Etymology

From an Ancient Greek compound of ὠλένη (ōlénē, “elbow”) and κρανίον (kraníon, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈlɛkɹənən/

Noun

olecranon (plural olecranons or olecrana)

1. (anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.
   • 1883, Lewis A. Stimson, A Treatise on Fractures, Volume 1, Henry C. Lea's Son & Co., page 423,

     Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber.

   • 1993, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 13, University of Oklahoma, page 232,

     Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.

   • 2009, Julie E. Adams, Scott P. Steinmann, Chapter 25: Fractures of the Olecranon, Bernard F. Morrey, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo (editors), The Elbow and Its Disorders, Saunders Elsevier, page 389,

     The subcutaneous location of the olecranon makes it vulnerable to trauma.⁷ Isolated fractures of the olecranon comprise approximately 10% of fractures about the elbow,^26,38 with an estimated incidence of 1.08 per 10,000 person-years.

Synonyms

• (process at top of ulna): elbow bone

Derived terms

• olecranal
• olecranial
• olecranian
• olecranon fossa

Translations

bony process

Catalan: olècran m, olècranon m Czech: okovec (cs) m Esperanto: olekrano Finnish: kyynärlisäke French: olécrane (fr) m Hungarian: könyöknyúlvány Italian: olecrano m Ottoman Turkish: ابره‎ (ibre) Spanish: olécranon m Swedish: olekranon

See also

• cubital tunnel
• humerus
• semi-lunar notch
• trochlear notch

Further reading

• Olecranon bursitis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Olecranon fossa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Olecranon fracture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trochlear notch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Coronoid process of the ulna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia