title: [Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis for treatment of proximal humerus fractures with PHILOS plate].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) for treatment of proximal humerus fractures with PHILOS plate.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2008 to July 2009, 22 cases of proximal humerus fractures were treated with MIPPO with PHILOS plate. According to Neer classification, 7 cases had two-part fractures, 12 had three-part fractures, and 3 had four-part fractures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 22 cases were followed up ranging from 6 to 12 months with an average of 10 months. The functional results of the shoulder, according to Neer scores, were classified as excellent in 9 cases, good in 10 cases and fair in 3 cases, with an average score was 86.4%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PHILOS using MIPPO shows good results for treating proximal humerus fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatic Orthopedics, Xi'an Red Cross Hospital, Xi'an710054, China. weiyang98@163.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dai-gang
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome