Management of distal humerus fractures in adults

KINIK H. H., Atalar H., Mergen E.

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, cilt.119, sa.7-8, ss.467-469, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 119 Sayı: 7-8
  • Basım Tarihi: 1999
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s004020050023
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.467-469
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

From January 1992 to May 1997, 46 distal humeral fractures were treated by open reduction and internal fixation. Among these, 30 were intra-articular, which were managed by the transolecranal approach, routine ulnar nerve transposition, 3.5-mm dual-plate fixation and early active mobilisation. We encountered 2% non-union, 2.2% fixation failure, 11.1% nerve complications, 28.2% overall heterotopic ossification and 11.1% poor range-of-motion rates.