Surgical treatment of fractures of the capitellum in adults: a modified technique.
Five adults with fractures of the capitellum (Hahn-Steinthal type) were treated by a modified improved technique of open reduction and internal fixation in 1988 and 1989. Full range of motion was achieved in all cases at 4 months.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haddassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular