Complications of open reduction and internal fixation of distal humerus fractures

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Olga D. Savvidou¹  Frantzeska Zampeli¹  Panagiotis Koutsouradis²  George D. Chloros¹  Aggelos Kaspiris³  Savas Sourmelis³  Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos⁴ 

[1] First Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital;Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 417 Veterans Hospital (NIMTS);Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Thriasio General Hospital-NHS, Greecest Department of Orthopaedics, Hygeia Hospital;irst Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Greece. 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

关键词: supracondylar fractures;    children;    management;   

DOI  :  10.1302/2058-5241.3.180009

学科分类：神经科学

来源: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

【 摘 要 】

The management of distal humerus fractures is considered challenging and technically demanding, because of the complexity of the regional anatomy and the multifragmentary pattern of injury. Distal humerus fractures in adults have an estimated annual incidence of 5.7 per 100,0001 and occur in a bimodal distribution. The first peak refers to males aged 12–19 years and usually occurs after high-energy trauma, whereas the second peak occurs in elderly women, with osteoporotic bone, as a result of low-energy trauma and falls. Palvanen et al reported a significant increase in the incidence of these fractures in an ageing population and they found a five-fold increase in the annual number of distal humeral fractures in women older than 60 years.

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