New Surgical Techniques to Prevent Serious Permanent Disability of Proximal Hume ral Fractures

NEW SURGICAL TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT SERIOUS PERMANENT DISABILITY OF PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURES AIM: Fractures of the proximal humerus are the third most common fracture in adults. In the treatment of displaced three-and four-part fractures in the last decade we have witnessed the advent of new angular stable implants, which have better biomechanical stability in osteoporotic bone in these patients very frequent. The purpose of this study was to determine whether these new implants are a better prevention of severe permanent disability, compared with the earlier technique of percutaneous pinning with K wires. METHOD: The detailed analysis for publishing rich area of research literature on treatment history, epidemiology and prevention of proximal humerus fractures was accomplished. Medium-term results were evaluated in a prospective randomized study of 55 patients treated with angular stable implants with an average age of 62.1 years (Targon PH nail 32 patients, Philos plate 23 patients). For comparison was used a group of 9 patients treated with percutaneous K wire fixation, combined monitored prospectively and retrospectively. With a minimal follow up of 12 months in all patients was determined the final individual relative Constant score and DASH score. For patients in the sample were obtained..