Open AccessOpen reduction and locking plate fixation of displaced proximal humerus fractures
Author(s) -
Chandan Kumar,
Gupta Ak,
Rohit Nath,
Javed Ahmad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.108903
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , proximal humerus , humerus , internal fixation , reduction (mathematics) , fixation (population genetics) , orthopedic surgery , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health
Treatment of proximal humerus fractures is controversial and various operative modalities have been tried in the literature. The aim of the present study was to evaluate functional outcome and complication rate after open reduction and internal fixation of displaced proximal humerus fractures by proximal humerus locking plate.