Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate

Abstract Background Currently, the reduction and support of comminuted medial cortex of humeral fracture remains a challenge, Therefore, a novel reduction and fixation technique that employs an anteromedial small locking plate was explored in this study, and its viability and the associated complica...

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Autores principales: Yuelei Zhang, Lifu Wan, Lecheng Zhang, Chao Yan, Gang Wang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2cc589e79ce944e69f544fc6fc3868282021-11-07T12:10:01ZReduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate10.1186/s12893-021-01388-91471-2482https://doaj.org/article/2cc589e79ce944e69f544fc6fc3868282021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01388-9https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2482Abstract Background Currently, the reduction and support of comminuted medial cortex of humeral fracture remains a challenge, Therefore, a novel reduction and fixation technique that employs an anteromedial small locking plate was explored in this study, and its viability and the associated complications were assessed. Methods Fifteen cases of proximal humeral fractures with medial instability (five cases were classified as three-part and ten as four-part by Neer classification) were treated by the proposed reduction technique using an anteromedial small locking plate. Subsequently, the radiological and clinical outcomes were evaluated over an average follow-up period of 18.53 months. Results The average operation time was 108 min (range, 70–130 min), and the mean fracture union time in all patients was 12.13 weeks (range, 8–16 weeks). Complications such as infection and neurovascular injury were not observed. Postoperative X-ray showed avascular necrosis and screw penetration in one patient, while screw penetration, varus malunion, or significant reduction loss was not found in the other cases. The mean Constant score was 79.8 (range, 68–92) during the final visit. Conclusions The use of an anteromedial small locking plate improved the reduction efficiency, reconstructed the medial support, and alleviated the occurrence of complications in proximal humeral fractures with medial instability.Yuelei ZhangLifu WanLecheng ZhangChao YanGang WangBMCarticleAnteromedial locking plateHumeral fractureHumeral calcarMedial supportPHILOSSurgeryRD1-811ENBMC Surgery, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Anteromedial locking plate
Humeral fracture
Humeral calcar
Medial support
PHILOS
Surgery
RD1-811
spellingShingle Anteromedial locking plate
Humeral fracture
Humeral calcar
Medial support
PHILOS
Surgery
RD1-811
Yuelei Zhang
Lifu Wan
Lecheng Zhang
Chao Yan
Gang Wang
Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
description Abstract Background Currently, the reduction and support of comminuted medial cortex of humeral fracture remains a challenge, Therefore, a novel reduction and fixation technique that employs an anteromedial small locking plate was explored in this study, and its viability and the associated complications were assessed. Methods Fifteen cases of proximal humeral fractures with medial instability (five cases were classified as three-part and ten as four-part by Neer classification) were treated by the proposed reduction technique using an anteromedial small locking plate. Subsequently, the radiological and clinical outcomes were evaluated over an average follow-up period of 18.53 months. Results The average operation time was 108 min (range, 70–130 min), and the mean fracture union time in all patients was 12.13 weeks (range, 8–16 weeks). Complications such as infection and neurovascular injury were not observed. Postoperative X-ray showed avascular necrosis and screw penetration in one patient, while screw penetration, varus malunion, or significant reduction loss was not found in the other cases. The mean Constant score was 79.8 (range, 68–92) during the final visit. Conclusions The use of an anteromedial small locking plate improved the reduction efficiency, reconstructed the medial support, and alleviated the occurrence of complications in proximal humeral fractures with medial instability.
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author Yuelei Zhang
Lifu Wan
Lecheng Zhang
Chao Yan
Gang Wang
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Lifu Wan
Lecheng Zhang
Chao Yan
Gang Wang
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title Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
title_short Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
title_full Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
title_fullStr Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
title_full_unstemmed Reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
title_sort reduction and fixation of proximal humeral fracture with severe medial instability using a small locking plate
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/2cc589e79ce944e69f544fc6fc386828
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