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Creating Rigidly Stabilized Fractures for Assessing Intramembranous Ossification, Distraction Osteogenesis, or Healing of Critical Sized Defects
Published on: April 11, 2012
Management of distal humerus fractures with minifragment fixation
George V Russell1, Christopher A Jarrett, Clifford B Jones
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA. gvrussell@orthopedics.umsmed.edu
Abstract:
Minifragment implants provide several advantages for the stabilization of distal humerus fractures. Compared with small fragment implants, minifragment implants may provide enhanced fracture fixation because a greater number of screws can be placed into the distal fragments. In addition, minifragment plates are easier to contour and less prominent. We describe the surgical technique of minifragment fixation.
