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Distal humeral fractures represent approximately 2% of fractures in adults and are often
treated operatively to restore stable humeral columns and allow early elbow motion …

Treatment of distal humerus fractures is demanding. Surgery is the optimal treatment and
preoperative planning is based on fracture type and degree of comminution. Fixation with …

Background There is scant contemporary literature describing the outcomes of nonoperative
management of distal humeral fractures. The aim of this study was to report the functional …

Background: Distal humeral fractures have traditionally been managed with surgical
approaches that disrupt the extensor mechanism. We hypothesized that an extensor …

There has been a growing recent interest in the use of elbow hemiarthroplasty for the
treatment of distal humeral trauma in select patients. However, the current available …

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional results and complications
following open reduction and internal fixation of distal humerus type C fractures (AO …

Background Primary prosthetic replacement has become an accepted method for the
treatment of complex distal humeral fractures. The present study investigated implant …

Purpose The locking compression extra-articular distal humerus plate (EADHP) is an
anatomically shaped, angular stable single-column fixation system for distal third humerus …

Background: Management of distal humerus fractures remains a challenge for trauma
surgeons and advancements in treatment options continue to be made to achieve the best …