Abstract
We aim to present an 18 Month Review of one Surgeons Practice Involving 16 Patients with 3 or 4 part Fractures or 3 part Fracture-Dislocations of the Proximal Humerus in patients under 60 years of age.
Management principles include anatomic reduction, internal fixation and early movement.
The implants used in this series include:
The PLANTAN PLATE from ATLANTECH
The STRATEC 4.5 mm ANGLE BLADE PLATE
The POLARUS NAIL and various small cannulated screw systems.
3 patients were treared with minimal fixation, 5 with the AO Bladeplate, 4 with the PLANTAN plate and 4 with the Polarus nail.
Surgical Treatment, Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes will be reviewed. Anatomic considerations, surgical technique and outcomes will be discussed.
The abstracts were prepared by Professor Jegan Krishnan. Correspondence should be addressed to him at the Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5047, Australia.
