title: [Intramedullary claw for stabilization of proximal humerus fractures: a comparison with other semirigid techniques].
abstract: Proximal humerus fractures (pHF) are common. In this retrospective study intra-operative and postoperative data and complications of patients stabilized with conventional semirigid techniques (pins, n=30; helix wire, n=19) or a novel semirigid technique, the intramedullary claw (IMC, n=82) were compared. The type and frequency of postoperative complications differed between the groups (p<0.001). The IMC is a novel semirigid technique to stabilize pHF and seems to result in fewer complications than pins or helix wire. The frequency and relevance of a loss of repositioning in patients after IMC implantation need to be elucidated in long-term studies.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Bezirkskrankenhaus Hall in Tirol, Osterreich. Seyr@tirol.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seyr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dünser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D001864:Bone Wires; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*