Functional Recovery of the Shoulder after Correcting Malrotation of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report.
10.12671/jkfs.2016.29.1.73
- Author:
Hyunseong YOO
1
;
Jaehui HAN
;
Youngsoo BYUN
;
Daegeun JEONG
;
Dongju SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea. osaabga@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Humerus;
Fracture;
Rotational deformity;
Malunion;
Malrotation;
Shoulder function
- MeSH:
Humans;
Humeral Fractures;
Humerus*;
Shoulder*
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2016;29(1):73-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although studies on malrotation of the humerus possibly leading to dysfunction of the shoulder have been reported, studies on its causes are inadequate. The authors encountered a patient complaining of malrotation accompanied by dysfunction of the shoulder which occurred during treatment of a distal humeral fracture. The patient recovered the shoulder function by only correcting malrotation of the humerus without direct treatment on the shoulder, and we report it herein with a review of the literature.
