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Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate
Proximal humerus fractures are common and approximately 20% of displaced fractures may benefit from surgery. A lack of medial support is found to be a predictor of failure after surgical fixation of proximal humerus fractures. The optimal technique for restoring the medial hinge is unclear. We descr...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8102799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33997224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100474 |
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author | Gardenbroek, Tjibbe J. Oud, Sharon Formijne Jonkers, Henk A. Goslings, J. Carel |
author_facet | Gardenbroek, Tjibbe J. Oud, Sharon Formijne Jonkers, Henk A. Goslings, J. Carel |
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description | Proximal humerus fractures are common and approximately 20% of displaced fractures may benefit from surgery. A lack of medial support is found to be a predictor of failure after surgical fixation of proximal humerus fractures. The optimal technique for restoring the medial hinge is unclear. We describe two cases of patients with a dislocated 4-part humerus fracture treated with a locking plate and an additional small intramedullary plate to support the medial hinge. This technique is simple and allows for an enhanced stability of the medial hinge during and after surgery. |
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spelling | pubmed-81027992021-05-14 Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate Gardenbroek, Tjibbe J. Oud, Sharon Formijne Jonkers, Henk A. Goslings, J. Carel Trauma Case Rep Case Report Proximal humerus fractures are common and approximately 20% of displaced fractures may benefit from surgery. A lack of medial support is found to be a predictor of failure after surgical fixation of proximal humerus fractures. The optimal technique for restoring the medial hinge is unclear. We describe two cases of patients with a dislocated 4-part humerus fracture treated with a locking plate and an additional small intramedullary plate to support the medial hinge. This technique is simple and allows for an enhanced stability of the medial hinge during and after surgery. Elsevier 2021-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8102799/ /pubmed/33997224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100474 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Gardenbroek, Tjibbe J. Oud, Sharon Formijne Jonkers, Henk A. Goslings, J. Carel Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
title | Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
title_full | Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
title_fullStr | Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
title_full_unstemmed | Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
title_short | Supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
title_sort | supporting the medial hinge in proximal humerus fractures with an intramedullary plate |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8102799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33997224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100474 |
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