[Intramedullary claw for stabilization of proximal humerus fractures: a comparison with other semirigid techniques]
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
20094697
Abstract
Proximal humerus fractures (pHF) are common. In this retrospective study intra-operative and postoperative data and complications of patients stabilized with conventional semirigid techniques (pins, n=30; helix wire, n=19) or a novel semirigid technique, the intramedullary claw (IMC, n=82) were compared. The type and frequency of postoperative complications differed between the groups (p<0.001). The IMC is a novel semirigid technique to stabilize pHF and seems to result in fewer complications than pins or helix wire. The frequency and relevance of a loss of repositioning in patients after IMC implantation need to be elucidated in long-term studies.
Date Issued
2010
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
de
Author(s)
Seyr, V | |
Heel, S | |
Dünser, Martin Wolfgang |
Journal
Chirurg
Publisher
Springer-Medizin-Verlag
ISSN
0009-4722
Access(Rights)
open.access