The present study is a report of retrospective case series of stress fracture of the olecranon. Six patients presented\r\nposterior elbow pain in throwing in baseball and softball, but fracture was not diagnosed in radiographs. We\r\ndetected stress fracture of the olecranon using computed tomographic (CT) scan and treated the patient with\r\ninternal fixation with a headless cannulated double threaded screw through a small skin incision. All patients\r\nreturned to competitive level without elbow complaints after the operation.\r\nWhen throwing athletes present with unusual posterior elbow pain and no significant findings on radiographs, a CT\r\nscan examination should be performed. We recommend surgical treatment of internal fixation with a screw\r\nthrough a small skin incision, as a good option for stress fracture of the olecranon in order to allow early return to\r\nsports activity in competitive athletes.
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