[Arthroscopic treatment of acute greater tuberosity fractures of the humerus].
OBJECTIVE
To study the outcome in the arthroscopic treatment of acute greater tuberosity fractures.


METHODS
Twelve cases with acute great tuberosity fractures received reduction with arthroscopic treatment from August 2006 to December 2007. There were 7 males and 5 females. Eight cases were on left side and 4 on right side. The patients were operated at a mean age of 38 years old (range: 2745). The fractured fragments in displacements were greater than 5 mm. X-ray film and Constant score were used to evaluate the post-operative outcome.


RESULTS
Three hollowed threaded screws with a washer were used to fix the big fractured fragments. The post-operative follow-up was a mean of 18 months (range: 14-33). The fracture fixations were excellent and bone union occurred. The patients received a mean Constant score of 92 (86-100) at the last follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Arthroscopic treatment of acute greater tuberosity fractures is quite efficacious.
Department of Orthopedics, Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China. heyaohua@vip.163.com
Yao-hua
YH
He
Jin-zhong
JZ
Zhao
Xiao-qiao
XQ
Huangfu
Wen-xin
WX
Liu
Yue
Y
Zhu
Xing-guang
XG
Yang
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000601:surgery*