Polyaxial locking plates in treating distal humeral fractures: a comparative randomized trial for clinical outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of distal humeral fractures remains to be one of the most challenging aspects in trauma surgery. Low profile plating systems with variable angle screw fixation represent a crucial advancement to the established angular stable locking plates with considerable attention in current research. The aim of the prospective randomized trial was to review the preliminary results and patients' outcome following treatment with these newly developed implants and to rule out potential differences in fracture treatment of two different plating systems.

Methods

Twenty patients with distal humeral fractures (AO 13-A1 - AO 13-C3) were included in the current study since 2014. After completing the randomization plan, patients were distributed into two groups for different

SUBMITTER: Cronlein M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745613 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature