Primary screw perforation or subsequent screw cut-out following proximal humerus fracture fixation using locking plates: a review of causative factors and proposed solutions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00264-017-3652-6
Abstract: The surgical treatment of proximal humerus fractures remains controversial primarily due to the high complication rate associated with the available fixation methods. In an attempt to reduce the incidence of serious complications and subsequent poor… read more here.
Keywords: fixation; fracture; proximal humerus; primary screw ... See more keywords
Detection of primary screw perforation in locking plate osteosynthesis of proximal humerus fracture by intra-operative 3D fluoroscopy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00402-017-2763-2
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this study was to identify the rate of primary screw perforations after osteosynthesis of proximal humerus fractures with intra-operative 3D fluoroscopy and to analyse the rate of secondary screw perforations as well… read more here.
Keywords: operative fluoroscopy; proximal humerus; primary screw; screw perforations ... See more keywords