Combining of small fragment screws and large fragment plates for open reduction and internal fixation of periprosthetic humeral fractures.
Operative treatment of periprosthetic humeral fractures in elderly patients with osteoporotic bone requires a stable fixations technique. The combination of 3.5 cortical screws with washers in a 4.5 Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen, Limited-contact dynamic compression plate or Locking plate, allows a stable periprosthetic fixation with the small 3.5 screws and 4.5 screws above and below the prosthesis, respectively. This combination is a cost-effective technique to treat periprosthetic humeral fractures.
Department of General and Trauma Surgery, Berufsgenossenschaftliches-Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
Dominik
D
Seybold
Mustafa
M
Citak
Matthias
M
Königshausen
Jan
J
Gessmann
Thomas A
TA
Schildhauer