[PDF] Top 20 Current concepts in locking plate fixation of proximal humerus fractures

... of locking plate sys- tems [38], dislocation and even penetration — or “ cutou- t ”— of the locking screws, especially in fractures with varus impaction, is reported frequently and can cause ... See full document

... Cantilever loading has been used previously in the literature, often to achieve a bend- ing moment of 0–7.5 Nm at the fracture site [28–33]. Comparable bending loads were applied by Chow et al. and Weeks et al. who ... See full document

... normal proximal humeral anatomy with respect to tuberosity reduction and the head-neck ...locked plate is an ability to reduce the fracture fragments into an anatomical position and stabilize them rigidly ... See full document

... of proximal humerus fractures has not been determined, there have been many operative techniques described, including percutaneous fixation, conventional plate fixation, intra- ... See full document

... 282 proximal humeral fractures in 277 patients has been seen at our ...231 fractures in 226 patients have been treated by ...the fractures were classified using the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fuer ... See full document

... While locking plates have markedly improved fixation of proximal humerus fractures, a cohort of fractures remains difficult to ...as fractures with marked medial ... See full document

... a locking plate for the treatment of proximal humerus fractures uniformly leads to a satisfactory functional outcome over long term follow up in most of the ...non locking ... See full document

... Definitive fixation with locking proximal humeral plate was done with plate posi- tioned lateral to bicipital groove sparing tendon of long head of ...The plate was placed at ... See full document

... of proximal humeral fractures are non- or minimally displaced, and are well treated nonopera- tively ...four-part proximal humeral fractures surgical treatment is recommended ...“head-split” ... See full document

... third proximal transverse screw which was near the fracture gap and the nail, manifesting this screw shared an im- portant contribution for supporting the load transmit- ted from the articular ...double ... See full document

... of locking plates has become the standard protocol for open reduction and internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures particularly in the elderly patients with poor bone quality ... See full document

... after locking plate osteosynthesis show that the ideal joint-preserving method for treating proximal humeral fractures has not yet been found ...internal fixation of proximal ... See full document

... LCP proximal humerus locking plate for open reduction internal fix- ...The locking plate will be positioned posterior to the bicipital groove at a target height of 5–8 mm distal ... See full document

... First, there was a significant improvement in the Con- stant score between 6 months and 4.5 years after surgery (Fig. 3). This improvement may encourage patients to continue working on improving their shoulder function, ... See full document

... Objective: Proximal humerus fractures accounts for about 4 to 5% of all ...common fractures in elderly population after hip and distal radius ...of proximal humerus ... See full document

... PHILOS plate was designed to improve screw fixation and minimize soft tissue ...multidirectional locking screws for the head, precontouring of the plate, and locking screws in the shaft ... See full document

... Previous anatomical studies have revealed that axillary nerve lesions occur between 5.58 cm to 6.66 cm distal to the lateral acromion [14,34,35]. In this study, to prevent the axillary nerve damage, we split the deltoid ... See full document

... Background Proximal humeral fracture in patients more than 65 years old, represent the third most common ...of proximal humerus fractures, especially displaced fractures, remains ... See full document

... displaced proximal humerus ...fixing proximal humerus fractures among older individuals >70 years due to complications in osteoporotic bone like K-wire migration and varus ... See full document

... the proximal humerus account for 4–5% of all fractures, making them a common upper extremity injury ...complicated fractures require surgical treatment [3, ...K-wire fixation [5, 6], ... See full document