Comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus treated with hook plate

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1986 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, volume 105, pages 359-363 (issn: 0344-8444, eissn: 1434-3916,

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Authors: Y, Yamano;

doi: 10.1007/bf00449943

pmid: 3813850

Comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus treated with hook plate

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Abstract

Good results were obtained using a hook plate to fix bone in 18 cases of fracture of the proximal humerus in which the bone was greatly comminuted or dislocated. The hook plate protects the fixed area against rotation, shear stress and flexion much better than other fixation methods.

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Kawasaki Medical School
Japan

Keywords

Male, Adolescent, Middle Aged, Radiography, Fracture Fixation, Internal, Shoulder Fractures, Humans, Female, Bone Plates, Aged

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