title: Postoperative management after open reduction and internal fixation of distal humeral fractures.
abstract: Postoperative care is a critically important component in treating patients with complex distal humeral fractures. The immediate, intermediate, and late phases of the postoperative period present different issues that require specific management to maximize the eventual functional outcome for patients with these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D000092464:Elbow Injuries