ArticleChinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi2018
Surgical exposures of the distal humeral fractures: An anatomical study of the anterior, posterior, medial and lateral approaches.
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- Elbow dislocation approach for complex elbow fractures: a cadaveric study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Distal humeral osteotomy combined with posterior olecranon osteotomy approach for coronal shear fracture of the distal humerus: a case report.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2023Article
- A new attempt to treat coronal plane fractures of the elbow joint with salvage via an anterior approach.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Risk Factors for Non-Union after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation in Patients with Distal Humerus Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Lateral epicondyle osteotomy approach for coronal shear fractures of the distal humerus: Report of three cases and review of the literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Biomechanical analysis of a novel plating for intra-articular distal humerus fractures: combined anteromedial and anterolateral plating.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeExposure of the articular surface is the key to the successful treatment of intra-articular fractures of distal humerus. Anterior, posterior olecranon osteotomy as well as medial and lateral approaches are the four main approaches to the elbow. The aim of this study was to compare the exposure of distal articular surfaces of these surgical approaches.
methodsTwelve cadavers were used in this study. Each approach was performed on six elbows according to previously published procedures. After completion of each approach, the exposed articular surfaces were marked by inserting 0.5 mm K-wires along the margins. The elbow was then disarticulated and the exposed articular surfaces were painted. The distal humeral articular surfaces were then closely wrapped using a piece of fibre-glass screen net with meshes. The exposed articular surfaces and the total articular surfaces were calculated by counting the number of meshes, respectively.
resultsThe average percentages of the exposed articular surfaces for the anterior, posterior olecranon osteotomy, medial and lateral approaches were 45.7% ± 2.0%, 53.9% ± 7.1%, 20.6% ± 4.9% and 28.5% ± 6.3%, respectively.
conclusionThe anterior and posterior approaches provide greater exposures of distal humeral articular surface than the medial and lateral ones in the treatment of distal humeral fractures.
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