ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2022
Comparison of surgical efficacy of locking plates and interlocking intramedullary nails in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures.
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- Return to play and outcomes of surgically treated upper limb nerve entrapment in athletes: a systematic review.International orthopaedics · 2025Pooled it
- Interlocking intramedullary nailing versus compression plating in the treatment of humeral fractures: Analysis of shoulder functional recovery, complication rates, and risk factors for reoperation.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of intramedullary nailing and dual-plate fixation for proximal humeral fractures: an indication-based retrospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Nonunion and Postoperative Complications Associated With Intramedullary Nailing Versus Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes following intramedullary nailing of humerus fractures: a systematic review.JSES international · 2025Review
- Intramedullary versus locking plate fixation for proximal humerus fractures: indications and technical considerations.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Review
- Straight intramedullary MultiLoc nails for displaced proximal humeral fractures: health status, radiographic results, clinical outcome, and complications.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Outcome and complication comparison for intramedullary nail versus open reduction internal fixation in humeral diaphyseal fractures for 2800 matched patient pairs utilizing the Nationwide Readmissions Database.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Locking plate fixation versus intramedullary nail fixation for the treatment of multifragmentary proximal humerus fractures (OTA/AO type 11C): a preliminary comparison of clinical efficacy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of interlocking nail and locking compression plating for stabilization of ovine critical-sized segmental tibia defects.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of locking plates versus interlocking intramedullary nails in the treatment of proximal humerus fractures to provide clinical data support and theoretical guidance.
methodsPatients with proximal humerus fracture from the Third hospital of Shijiazhuang city and Third hospital of Hebei medical university and from January 2017 to June 2019 were selected, included and divided into the locking plate group and the interlocking intramedullary nail group according to the intervention received. Information pertaining to the perioperative period (operation time, hospital stay, blood loss, etc.) of patients in both groups was collected. VAS pain scores, shoulder activity Constant-Murley scores and postoperative complications were documented. The perioperative data of the two groups were compared, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
resultsA total of 64 patients were enrolled, including 36 patients in the locking plate group, with a mean age of 61.3 ± 13.9 years, while the mean age of the interlocking intramedullary nail group was 65.6 ± 11.2 years. There was no statistical difference in gender, affected side, injury mechanism and Neer classification between the two groups (P > 0.05). However, the average operation time of the locking plate group was shorter than that of the interlocking nail group (84.9 ± 11.7 vs. 102.6 ± 22.1 min, P = 0.00), and the intraoperative blood loss of the locking plate group (137.4 ± 16.8 ml) was higher than that of the interlocking nail group (72.5 ± 10.5 ml, P = 0.00). There was no significant difference in the VAS score and Constant-Murley score between these two groups at the final follow-up.
conclusionInterlocking intramedullary nails are more minimally invasive than locking plates, but fracture reduction and fixation take longer. There was no significant difference in pain and shoulder function scores between the two internal fixation strategies for the treatment of proximal humerus fracture.
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