title: Treatment of distal humerus fractures in adults: a historical perspective.
abstract: Nonsurgical treatment was the mainstay of management of distal humerus fractures for centuries and nonunions and malunions were common. The 19th century featured the recognition of distinct injury patterns. With advances in radiology, anesthesia, antisepsis, and hardware technology, surgical treatment is now generally preferred, yet loss of elbow joint mobility can still be a vexing problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA; Department of Orthopaedic Trauma of 1(st) Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Central Military Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kozánek
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA; Department of Orthopaedic Trauma of 1(st) Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Central Military Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bartoníček
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA; Department of Orthopaedic Trauma of 1(st) Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Central Military Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Samantha M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston, MA; Department of Orthopaedic Trauma of 1(st) Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Central Military Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. Electronic address: jjupiter1@partners.org.
authors.forename: Jesse B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jupiter
mesh_terms: D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Distal humerus fractures; elbow trauma; history