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Background  Comminuted fractures of the proximal humerus are generally treated with the locking plate system, and clinical results are satisfactory. However, unstable support of the medial column results in varus malunion and screw perforation. We designed a novel medial anatomical locking plate (MLP) to directly support the medial column. Theoretically, the combined application of locking plate and MLP (LPMP) would directly provide strong dual-column stability. We hypothesized that the LPMP could provide greater construct stability than the locking plate alone (LP), locking plate combined with a fibular graft (LPSG), and locking plate combined with a distal radius plate (LPDP).    Methods  LP, LPMP, LPSG, and LPDP implants were instrumented into the finite element model of a proximal humeral fracture. Axial, shear, and rotational loads were applied to the models under normal and osteoporotic bone conditions. The whole simulation was repeated five times for each fixator. To assess the biomechanical characteristics, the construct stiffness, fracture micromotion, stress distribution, and neck-shaft angle (NSA) were compared.    Results  The LPMP group showed significantly greater integral and regional construct stiffness, and endured less von Mises stresses, than the other three fixation methods. The stresses on the lateral locking plate were dispersed by the MLP. The LPMP group showed the least change in NSA.    Conclusions  From the finite element viewpoint, the LPMP method provided both lateral and medial direct support. The LPMP system was effective in treating proximal humeral fracture with an unstable medial column.

Biomechanical evaluation of a novel dualplate fixation method for proximal humeral fractures without medial support