Expanding the horizons of clinical applications of proximal humerus locking plates in the lower extremities: A technical note.
10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.08.001
- Author:
Robinson E PIRES
1
;
Richard S YOON
2
;
Frank A LIPORACE
2
;
Daniel BALBACHEVSKY
3
;
Rogério C BITAR
4
;
Vincenzo GIORDANO
5
;
André WAJNSZTEJN
6
;
Mauricio KFURI
7
Author Information
1. Departamento do Aparelho Locomotor - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: robinsonestevespires@gmail.com.
2. Division of Orthopedic Trauma & Adult Reconstruction, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jersey City Medical Center - RWJ Barnabas Health Jersey City, NJ, United States.
3. Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
4. Departamento de Ortopedia e Anestesiologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
5. Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Prof. Nova Monteiro, Hospital Municipal Miguel Couto, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
6. Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
7. Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Distal femur;
Distal tibia;
Locking plate;
Proximal humerus;
Proximal tibia
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Bone Plates;
Bone Screws;
Bones of Lower Extremity/surgery*;
Child;
Female;
Fracture Fixation, Internal/methods*;
Fractures, Bone/surgery*;
Humans;
Humerus;
Male;
Middle Aged
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2020;23(6):331-335
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pre-contoured anatomical locking plates were designed to address the clinical need of fixing small epiphyseal segments with a larger number of screws. Those plates match the contour and shape of a variety of bones allowing for optimal buttress properties. The aim of this manuscript is to highlight the benefits of applying proximal humerus locking plates in the fixation of lower extremity bones. Although designed for the proximal humerus, the low-profile plate shape and anatomic contour also provides versatile use in certain areas of the lower extremity. This technical narrative highlights the versatile and reliable use of this plate for other anatomical areas than the one to which it has been originally conceived.
