Olecranon in A Sentence

    1

    Full extension of the joint is blocked by the olecranon of the ulna contacting the olecranon fossa on the back of the humerus.

    2

    In the knee, this is ' housemaid's knee ' - in the elbow ' olecranon bursitis ' .

    3

    The ulna is rudimentary, being represented by little more than the olecranon.