Intercondylar Fractures (Subscribe)  

13-Humerus Distal -Comprehensive Classification of Fractures of Long Bones

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Fractures Subtypes: - capitellar and coronal shear frx - distal humeral frx: - lateral condyle frx: - medial condyle frx: - Muller's Classfication: ...

This module shows step-by-step descriptions of
 

• Diagnosis
• Patient preparation
• Approaches
• Reduction & fixation
• Aftercare

for all distal humeral fractures of the AO classification system.
In addition, there are videos, animations, journal articles and book chapters.
 
Authored by David Ring, Daniel Rikli, Mariusz Bonczar; Executive editor: Chris Colton

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Transcondylar distal humerus fractures are usually high energy comminuted difficult fractures, technically difficult to manage. Anatomic reduction, rigid fixation and early motion are desirable, if technically possible. There are a variety of techniques for fixation. Here, Herbert screws were used to secure the two central purely osteochondral fracture fragments to...

An example of a difficult management problem. This patient is a mid 60s year old woman who sustained multiple injuries in a motor vehicle accident, including bilateral calcaneal fractures and a closed distal humerus fracture.

OTA 2002 - Session 10 Session X - Upper Extremity Sun., 10/13/02 Upper Extremity, Paper #64, 10:16 AM Treatment of High-Energy Supracondylar/Intercondylar Fractures of the Distal Humerus Lisa K. Cannada, MD , Mary B. Zadnik, OTR/L; Walter Andrew Eglseder, MD; University of Maryland Medical Center, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore,...