Arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous fixation for coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus: report of two cases.
Two patients with fractures of the capitellum and trochlea were treated with arthroscopic-assisted reduction and percutaneous fixation. This option may only be appropriate for straightforward fractures with no posterior comminution that can be reduced and visualized adequately.
Kuriyama
Kohji
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan. ronakuri@mx2.canvas.ne.jp
Kawanishi
Yohei
Y
Yamamoto
Koji
K
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome