title: [Tension band osteosynthesis with absorbable cords in proximal comminuted fractures of the humerus].
abstract: We reviewed 25 cases of comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus that were operatively treated from December 1984 to December 1988. Ten patients were treated by a Magerl operation modified by Marti using a metallic wire as a tension band. Twelve patients were operated on using a resorbable PDS (Polydioxanon) thread in the same manner. In this paper the PDS thread technique is described. The two groups are clinically and radiologically comparable. Using a PDS thread as a tension band has evident advantages: the relatively simple technique and the absence of implant removal.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Kantonspitals Liestal.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ochsner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ilchmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016687:Polydioxanone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D016687:Polydioxanone
vernacular_title: Zuggurtungsosteosynthesen mit resorbierbaren Kordeln bei proximalen Humerusmehrfragmentbrüchen.