[Conservative treatment of subcapital humerus fractures. A comparative study of the classical Desault bandage and the new Gilchrist bandage].
In a randomized prospective comparative study, we treated 28 patients with a fresh fracture of the proximal humerus alternating with a classical Desault-bandage or with the new Gilchrist-bandage. The two different bandages had no influence on the fracture healing or the functional end results. The Gilchrist-bandage was clearly superior to the Desault-bandage in a subjective and objective appreciation: the patients had less complaints in applying the bandage, had less skin irritations and felt less pain during the whole immobilisation period.
Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätskrankenhaus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgien.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001458:Bandages; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Die konservative Behandlung subkapitaler Humerusfrakturen. Eine vergleichende Studie zwischen dem klassischen Desault-Verband und der neuen Gilchrist-Bandage.